Public prosecutor says Eindhoven suspects had no terrorist links
The superior protection courtroom. Photo: N. van der Pas
7 men arrested in Eindhoven last 12 months and charged with preparing a terrorist attack want no for a longer period be held in jail simply because they are ‘not legitimizing violence’, the public prosecution office explained on Thursday.
Nor do the suspects assistance terrorist organisations, as thought previously, the public prosecution division explained to judges at Thursday’s remand listening to at the large security court at Schiphol airport.
The section mentioned it had modified its placement on the basis of professionals who experienced interviewed the suspects though they have been being held. ‘We see no motive to doubt the judgement of the professionals,’ the prosecutor claimed.
The court docket ought to even now make your mind up whether or not the seven should stay in custody. Two some others included in the scenario ended up introduced previously.
The 9 adult men, ranging in age from 18 to 31, were being picked up very last September following a idea-off previously in the year. They had hired an vacant garage in Eindhoven and converted into a makeshift fitness center since athletics faculties were shut through the coronanvirus pandemic.
The gentlemen were arrested soon after they were being listened to to converse about killing Marc Rutte, Geert Wilders and Thierry Baudet though seeing an action movie alongside one another. The public prosecutor explained at the time that the spot was a coaching centre to get ready the team mentally and bodily to carry out terrorist attacks.
No guns or explosives had been ever uncovered, nor did the law enforcement obtain evidence of real strategies or inbound links to terrorist groups.
All 9 adult males have denied any one-way links to terrorism and their attorneys have said repeatedly their customers had no critical intention of leading to any person hurt. ‘It was far more a issue of sarcasm and unsound humour,’ law firm Peter Plasman reported very last Oct.
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