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Body of activist who disappeared from Netherlands found in Syrian prison
1 week, 5 days ago

Body of activist who disappeared from Netherlands found in Syrian prison

NL Times  

After the fall of the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad, the rebels who overthrew him opened the regime’s prisons, releasing thousands of prisoners and discovering dozens of bodies. The complex was nicknamed the “human slaughterhouse.” The Assad regime used it to imprison and torture political prisoners, among others. “As a family, we are disappointed that the Dutch government did not …

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Dubai royal bought island, villas from Taghi accomplice Raffaele Imperiale: report
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Dubai royal bought island, villas from Taghi accomplice Raffaele Imperiale: report

NL Times  

A member of Dubai’s royal family has done business with Raffaele Imperiale - a well-known accomplice of Dutch criminal kingpin Ridouan Taghi and one of the biggest drug traffickers in the world. Sheikh Marwan al Maktoum, son of the emir of Dubai, allegedly purchased majority shares of an island and the development of villas from Imperiale, according to research by …

Dubai Rtl Nieuws Imperiale Criminal Rtl Raffaele Imperiale Island Villas
Shoe store chain Bristol wants to close all Dutch stores; 500 jobs at risk
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Shoe store chain Bristol wants to close all Dutch stores; 500 jobs at risk

NL Times  

The Belgian parent company of the shoe store chain Bristol wants to close a large number of its branches, including all 80 stores in the Netherlands, as part of a drastic rescue operation. It involves 72 of the 115 Belgian stores making a restart under two different owners and the closure of all 80 Bristol stores in the Netherlands. “They …

Dutch Belgian Store Bristol Stores Rtl Nieuws Euro Shoe Group
ASML massively buying up real estate in Veldhoven: report
8 months ago

ASML massively buying up real estate in Veldhoven: report

NL Times  

Chip machine manufacturer ASML is buying up Veldhoven real estate on a large scale to accommodate its plans for expansion, RTL Nieuws reports based on its analysis of plots sold around the ASML factories. The tech company recently spent at least 53 million euros, excluding taxes, purchasing land around its existing factories, approximately the same size as the site ASML …

Netherlands Land Company Rtl Asml Rtl Nieuws Veldhoven
Car crashed into Roosendaal community center; Driver fled on foot
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Car crashed into Roosendaal community center; Driver fled on foot

NL Times  

A motorist crashed their car into a community center in Roosendaal overnight, causing enormous damage. The incident happened at an SDW building, which offers daytime activities for people with disabilities or developmental delays, RTL Nieuws reports. Automobilist rijdt dagbesteding Roosendaal binnen, ravage enorm https://t.co/ll1XjaSBNJ pic.twitter.com/KBqTRo8Io2 — RTL Nieuws April 4, 2024 “The bang was heard by several people, and they …

Car Rtl Nieuws Roosendaal
Netherlands facing four reparations claims after apology for historic ties to slavery
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Netherlands facing four reparations claims after apology for historic ties to slavery

NL Times  

The Dutch government, which has long resisted calls for reparations over its role in the slave trade, is now facing legal claims from individuals following its official apology for slavery, according to documents obtained by RTL Nieuws under the Open Government Act. Specific details in the documents, including personal data and information that could reveal the State's legal position, were …

Dutch Slavery Documents Reparations State Rutte Apology
Frustrated landlord asks court to declare Big Bazar bankrupt
1 year, 4 months ago

Frustrated landlord asks court to declare Big Bazar bankrupt

NL Times  

Big Bazar’s problems are piling up. One of the bargain chain’s landlords has given up on getting the company to pay its overdue rent and has therefore asked a collection company to file for Big Bazar’s bankruptcy. Collection company Invorderingsbedrijf Amsterdam filed for the bankruptcy on behalf of Big Bazar’s landlord in Goes. Konings hopes that Big Bazar will pay …

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Companies circumvent Russia sanctions by exporting to third countries: 45 criminal investigations
1 year, 9 months ago

Companies circumvent Russia sanctions by exporting to third countries: 45 criminal investigations

NL Times  

It's been a year since Russia attacked Ukraine. Since then, the EU has imposed sanctions against Russia, but according to the Public Prosecution Service, an increasing number of companies and stakeholders have been able to successfully circumvent the sanctions. In the first year of sanctions against Russia alone, about 45 criminal investigations have been initiated, reported RTL Nieuws. So far, …

Russia Sanctions Goods Rtl Nieuws Circumvent
Prosecutors given first chance to press harsher case against seaport drug extractors
1 year, 11 months ago

Prosecutors given first chance to press harsher case against seaport drug extractors

NL Times  

Five people suspected of trespassing on the Rotterdam Port site to extract cocaine hidden in sea containers will be prosecuted for participating in a criminal offense. It will be the first time that the Public Prosecution Service in the Netherlands will attempt to charge extractors caught at the port with the heavier charge, the OM confirmed to RTL Nieuws. The …

Port Rtl Nieuws
Burn centers have treated 26 children with serious fireworks injuries since November
2 years ago

Burn centers have treated 26 children with serious fireworks injuries since November

NL Times  

The three burn centers in the Netherlands have already treated 29 people with serious injuries caused by fireworks-related incidents. Both the burn centers in the Red Cross Hospital in Beverwijk and at Maastad Hospital in Rotterdam treated nine children, while the Martini Hospital in Groningen treated eight others. "Previously we only saw these types of burns in December, last year …

Children Rtl Nieuws Burn Centers Beverwijk
Research shows Limburg municipalities most vulnerable to organized crime
2 years ago

Research shows Limburg municipalities most vulnerable to organized crime

NL Times  

Municipalities in Zuid-Limburg are most likely to fall into the grip of organized crime, according to research by RTL Nieuws. Heerlen for instance ranks number 1 in the Underworld map ranking, which was published Thursday. The police counted 131 cases of drug trafficking and 48 cases of arms trafficking in the first ten months of this year, according to RTL …

Underworld Municipalities Rtl Rtl Nieuws Heerlen Shows Limburg
Educators take advantage of STAP subsidy by inflating prices
2 years, 3 months ago

Educators take advantage of STAP subsidy by inflating prices

NL Times  

With the new STAP subsidy, Dutch people can get a training budget of up to 1,000 euros from the government to complete courses in business skills. Some trainers seem to be taking advantage of the funding structure to get as much government money as possible, which could result in the fund getting used up sooner, RTL Nieuws reports. Since last …

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New witness in murder of journalist Peter R. de Vries links shooting to crime boss Ridouan Taghi
2 years, 5 months ago

New witness in murder of journalist Peter R. de Vries links shooting to crime boss Ridouan Taghi

NL Times  

A new witness in the case regarding the murder of Peter R. de Vries told authorities that the crime reporter was assassinated because of his work against Ridouan Taghi, according to RTL Nieuws. “Because he, the journalist, helped the key witness in the case against that Moroccan man,” said the new witness in the case, known as Witness 5089, according …

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1 in 8 young people in certain neighborhoods risks becoming drug criminal
2 years, 5 months ago

1 in 8 young people in certain neighborhoods risks becoming drug criminal

NL Times  

Up to 162,000 young people in the Netherlands are at a high risk for getting sucked into drug crime –– as many as one in eight young people in especially vulnerable areas. After analyzing figures, RTL Nieuws found that the highest-risk neighborhood is Helmond-West in Brabant, with 13.7 young people in danger of becoming drug criminals. "At the moment, regular …

Young People Rtl Nieuws Risk Young Neighborhoods Risks Drug Criminal
Corrupt officials can secretly leak data to criminals
2 years, 7 months ago

Corrupt officials can secretly leak data to criminals

NL Times  

The Public Prosecution Service has found that many government services insufficiently record who requests what information. This can lead to corrupt officials going unnoticed when they leak important information to criminals, according to RTL Nieuws. The millions of messages included evidence that officials had leaked information to organized crime, according to RTL Nieuws. Nine police officers, two tax officials, a …

Information Rtl Nieuws Service Om
Minister who collapsed during Covid political debate “slept for three months”
2 years, 11 months ago

Minister who collapsed during Covid political debate “slept for three months”

NL Times  

Former Medical Care Minister Bruno Bruins only wanted to sleep after he became unwell and collapsed while at the podium during a parliamentary debate about the coronavirus crisis last year. Many Tweede Kamer members were dissatisfied that healthcare workers were facing personal protective equipment shortages, and MPs harangued him over the issue. He collapsed after he had answered questions about …

Bruins Minister Rtl Nieuws
Dutch cities want to ban fast food restaurants in fight against obesity
3 years, 3 months ago

Dutch cities want to ban fast food restaurants in fight against obesity

NL Times  

The four large Dutch cities and Ede are advocating for legal options to ban the suppliers of fast foods and other unhealthy foods in their fight against obesity. Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam, Utrecht, and Ede therefore sent a letter to Sate Secretary Paul Blokhuis of Public Health, asking for more resources to halt the increase in fast food restaurants. Currently, …

Food Rtl Nieuws Dutch Cities
Eindhoven man sold suicide powder to six people who died: Prosecutors
3 years, 5 months ago

Eindhoven man sold suicide powder to six people who died: Prosecutors

NL Times  

An Eindhoven man arrested this week is alleged to have provided a fatal dose of a drug to at least six people, the Public Prosecution Service said on Friday. He was identified as Alex S. by RTL Nieuws, who said he sold a lethal powder for 20 euros on classified "The suspect sold the drug from November 2018 to June …

Man Powder Eindhoven Rtl Nieuws Uden Eindhoven Man
Autistic man set out of home ‘after growing single cannabis plant’: RTL Nieuws
3 years, 6 months ago

Autistic man set out of home ‘after growing single cannabis plant’: RTL Nieuws

Dutch News  

The mayor of a town in North Brabant has been accused of acting too harshly after allegedly setting an autistic man out of his home when he was discovered with a cannabis plant. Apparently against the advice of the man’s guidance counsellor and some city council staff, the mayor of Bergeijk Arinda Callewaert decided to close his home under strict …

Man Case Told Robin His Home Rtl Rtl Nieuws
Tough local drug law enforcement 'making innocent people homeless'
3 years, 7 months ago

Tough local drug law enforcement 'making innocent people homeless'

Dutch News  

Tough anti-drug enforcement is making innocent citizens and children homeless, according to ombudsmen in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague. ‘It is a big problem several dozen times per year here in the city of Rotterdam,’ said Zwaneveld. I’ve had several complaints about this in my job as ombudsman.’ Victims Anne Martien van der Does, ombudsman and child ombudsman for Amsterdam …

Law Drugs House Drug Problem Rotterdam Rtl Nieuws
Tax Authority's fraud witch hunt started 15 years ago: report
3 years, 9 months ago

Tax Authority's fraud witch hunt started 15 years ago: report

NL Times  

The Dutch Tax Authority started its witch hunt for allowance fraudsters in 2006 already, much earlier than the previously believed 2013, RTL Nieuws reported based on confidential documents from the Allowances department that it has in its possession. The Tax Authority told RTL Nieuws that it is logical that many people were suspected of fraud, given the large number of …

Fraud Tax Authority Allowance Rtl Nieuws
Police spent over €1.3 million on lawyers in fatal chokehold case
3 years, 10 months ago

Police spent over €1.3 million on lawyers in fatal chokehold case

NL Times  

The police paid over 1.3 million euros in attorney's fees in the case around the fatal arrest of Mitch Henriquez in The Hague in 2015, RTL Nieuws reports based on figures received from the Den Haag police after an appeal on the freedom of information act. The police consider it their "duty as employer to pay compensation for legal assistance", …

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Parties held outside parliament as Dutch pubs close for lockdown
4 years, 2 months ago

Parties held outside parliament as Dutch pubs close for lockdown

NL Times  

As restaurants and bars closed their doors for the duration of the partial lockdown at 10:00 p.m. on Wednesday, social media was full of photos and videos of people partying in full tents on the Plein in The Hague. The Hague police put an end to a party in one tent at 10:00 p.m. because coronavirus rules were being violated, …

Party Rtl Nieuws
Amsterdam beach closed after fatal incident, drowning
4 years, 4 months ago

Amsterdam beach closed after fatal incident, drowning

NL Times  

Mayor Femke Halsema of Amsterdam decided to close the beach in IJburg, including the adjacent catering establishment, with immediate effect following two serious incidents at the beach on Thursday. A woman was found dead in the water on Thursday morning, and a man had to be rescued and resuscitated later in the day. On Thursday morning, a swimmer found the …

Man Rtl Nieuws Ijburg Beach Closed