In the hunt for the golden helmet, a fifth arrest was performed this week, but also in the politics of Midden-Drenthe and around whether or not the Easter fires continued. You read and see it in this retrospective of the past week in Drenthe.
We started on Monday in Midden-Drenthe. After weeks of conversations it became clear which parties would form a new coalition after the previous coalition clapped at the end of February. Seven parties (CDA, ChristenUnie, D66, Positive Vooruit, PvdA-GL and VVD) joined forces to form the new municipal administration.
On Tuesday, the police announce that a fifth suspect was arrested in connection with the artist in the Drents Museum. It is a 36-year-old man from Alkmaar. The golden helmet and bracelets are not back yet. “The research will continue. The priorities are and lay in tracing the art treasures,” a spokesperson said on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, the cabinet came out with the spring budget after a day of negotiation. This showed that, among other things, money is being released for the Lower Saxony Line. The cabinet makes 1.9 billion euros available for the railway line from Twente to Groningen, which runs via Emmen and Ter Apel, among others.
On Thursday, murder suspect Hans H. from Schoonebeek was expected in the court in Zwolle. H. is suspected of having killed his ex-partner Tonnie with knife stabs. The suspect did not show up for the second time. His lawyer indicated that H. is having a hard time in terms of health and that he is struggling with the media attention that is affected. H. wants to prevent this from having an impact on his family.
First it was allowed, then not and Friday again. Easter fires can burn in all Drenthe municipalities this weekend. Due to the rain, the risk of a natural fire has decreased. You would think good news for the volunteers who deal with the Easter fires, yet there is also a lot of frustration and sorrow. In Dalen, for example, where the Easter hump had already been passed by the fragmenter.