Today, the court will be considering the art robbery in Assen for the second time last January 25. This time too, it is an introductory session in which the progress of the investigation and the custody of the three prisoners from Heerhugowaard will be discussed.
At the beginning of May was the first public session. The 36-year-old Douglas Chesley W. and Bernhard Z. (35) were on trial. The 20-year-old Jan B. was arrested on April 23 and his case is now being opened for the first time. B. is accused of bought a sledgehammer in a hardware store two days before the startling artificial think in January.
The purchase are camera images. During the previous session in May, the public prosecutor said there is an abundance of evidence against these suspects. “Everything was pulled out of the closet by the Public Prosecution Service in terms of research options,” the prosecutor then said. At the time, the judge found the case serious enough to extend the custody of Z. and W. by three months.
A major explosion preceded the burglary in the Drents Museum. According to the public prosecutor, an extremely heavy fireworks bomb has been used for this. Shortly after the burglary, a resident on Pelikaanstraat heard a valve of the clothing container in her street. Then she heard a car driving away with howling tires. There was a sports bag with clothing in the container. Cell material from these suspects were found on this.
There were also glass splinters in the bag. Research shows that this almost certainly concerns glass residues from the broken display cases in the museum. It stood the stolen historic golden helmet and three golden bracelets lay. The pieces were on loan from the National Historical Museum in Bucharest. The bag turned out to have been purchased by Z.
The men appeared to have biddled in Lunsbergen in Borger in front of the Kraak. The cottage was rented by the 20-year-old B. The system of the park showed that the lock was open shortly after the burglary in Assen from outside. After the arrest, the suspects silent. Only the youngest told undercover agents that W. was ‘the brain’ of the robbery.
According to B., W. was the creator of the art. And he transported the art treasures in his van. After the robbery he would have saved it to sell later. The helmet and the bracelets have disappeared to this day.
According to the councilors, only Douglas Chesly W. will appear on the second session. The defense says to wait for the final file.
The third session is expected in October. That would be a directing session and not substantive treatment. Then the progress of the investigation and any submitted research wishes would be considered.