The malfunction in a number of national police numbers has still not been resolved, the police said. The police are also unable to indicate how long people cannot call 0900-8844, the national number for urgent matters that has been virtually unreachable for hours.
The malfunction may be in the security software, the so-called firewall. According to a spokesperson, the problem is not with the provider of the lines.
The national emergency number 112 has remained accessible. The reporting line 144 for animal neglect and abuse has also been barely reachable since Tuesday morning. The hotline refers to 112 in an emergency and has tweeted a link for non-urgent matters.
The police advises people who do need the police, but are not urgent, to wait until 0900-8844 can be reached again.
The Opsporingstiplijn (0800-6070), where people can call with tips about the amber alert for the missing 10-year-old Hebe, was also temporarily unavailable, but is now available again.