Overview
- Camera footage shown in court depicts the 33-year-old lighting fireworks twice at the rear of a parked police car and placing one through the shattered back window, after which smoke appears.
- Investigators found a selfie on his phone with the burning vehicle in the background and a message boasting about throwing “bombs” into the car.
- The defendant says he acted in panic, faults police for chaos, and argues a flare thrown later by someone else caused the fire.
- Prosecutors highlighted his prior convictions involving violence or insults against police as they sought imprisonment and compensation for €43,000 in damage.
- The Hague court set 27 January for the verdict, with the case among about 25 prosecutions tied to the 20 September unrest following an anti-immigration protest.