Overview
- Officials say none of the 80 people arrested in Utrecht on New Year’s have been convicted, no (super)snelrecht will be used, and only three cases are ready for the single-judge lower court.
- Legal scholar Joep van der Linden notes riot cases need rapid, complete dossiers and clear attribution from witnesses and video, while the law requires suspects to agree to an accelerated procedure.
- The Public Prosecution Service will not charge the officer who fatally shot a man in Hoofddorp in May 2025, concluding the officer faced a direct life‑threatening situation.
- Police and customs reported finding 319 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a frozen fish container from Suriname destined for a company in Barneveld.
- In Leiderdorp, the 37‑year‑old suspect in a woman’s killing remains detained as prosecutors withdraw an earlier threats case, and in The Hague, Yusuf D. received 15 days in jail plus community service for firing fireworks toward officers.