Chief Public Prosecutor is concerned about radicalization of conspiracy theorists

Chief Public Prosecutor Michiel Zwinkels is concerned about the undermining of the rule of law by threats and intimidation from anti-government activists and conspiracy theorists. In 2020, the number of threat cases against politicians that were brought to court increased from 15 to 43 and, according to Zwinkels, last year presented a similar picture. Final figures are not yet known. “I see a sliding scale. We have to be vigilant. It is necessary to have a debate about this,” he tells NU.nl.

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