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Suspected Vught Prison Hostage-Taker Held in Isolation as OM Probes Incident

The case intensifies scrutiny of tbs backlogs that keep treatment‑ordered inmates in regular prisons.

Overview

  • Authorities suspect Corné H. seized three staff members inside Vught prison on Friday.
  • His lawyer says he is now isolated in the facility and has received a disciplinary punishment.
  • The Public Prosecution Service will not present him to a judge because he is already detained and is reviewing camera footage and interview accounts before deciding on prosecution.
  • A year ago he received nine months in prison plus a tbs order for a prolonged hostage-taking in an Ede café that experts described as a cry for help.
  • The Justice Ministry has acknowledged growing waits for tbs placements and plans 200 additional clinic places by 2030, while his lawyer argues such detainees require a therapeutic setting.