A 100 -hour work sentence has been demanded against a young man of 19 from Westerhoven. Last year he would have encouraged people in a telegram group to commit terrorist crimes.
The Public Prosecution Service spoke to the court in Rotterdam of a frightening situation: “We as a society are unable to keep extremism out on social media.”
The suspect from Westerhoven, D. de W., has been in custody for more than two months. He would have to go into jail for another ninety days if he does not comply with a number of conditions. The OM demanded this at the court on Monday.
Dutch culture defenders
De W. is said to have posted messages and images in a telegram group that made propaganda for serious crimes against people for their color, sexual orientation and faith. He would have collaborated with the other two suspects, one from Hengelo (17) and one from Veenendaal (26). The group they had set up had dozens of participants and had the name Dutch culture defenders (NCV). The youngest suspect was who started on 4 June 2024.
With their intentional statements on Telegram, according to the public prosecutor, the three of them will knowingly and knowingly that others would be encouraged to act criminal, in this case committing terrorist crimes. “Right-wing extremity is certainly very dangerous for the safety and stability of public order. The infrastructure of social media is not in order. The problem is great because social media is so strong in influencing people, “said the officer.
The youngest suspect is also accused of being committed to the right-wing extreme and terrorist The Base. The kid from Hengelo made propaganda and enormous members for this organization.
Vulnerable
The criminal case against this youngest suspect was dealt with behind closed doors because he is a minor. A conditional imprisonment of 280 days and a 100 -hour work sentence has been demanded against him. He spent almost three months in custody.
An unconditional prison sentence of more than five months was demanded against the 26-year-old suspect. Because he has been in custody for so long, he would not have to go into jail again if it is up to the OM. There is still a prison sentence of 30 days above his head. Just like the Kompaan from Westerhoven, he must adhere to agreements with the probation service.
The public prosecutor took into account in the criminal requirements that all suspects are vulnerable and that that vulnerability played a role in committing the criminal offenses.
The court will rule on 17 March.