widthA few days after the murder of Dutch crime journalist Peter R. de Vries, a TV show on Saturday was cancelled due to threats. The broadcaster stated that the studio in the centre of Amsterdam had been vacated for security reasons. RTL with. On Tuesday night, De Vries was shot to death in front of the studio on the street and was seriously injured after appearing on the live broadcast of RTL Boulevard.
A spokesperson for the Municipality of Amsterdam said that broadcasting is seriously threatened. Attorney General Ferd Grapperhaus stated that “tangible and intangible measures” were taken. No details are given.
According to media reports, De Vries’ situation remains critical. Soon after the attack, the two men were arrested based on eyewitness testimony and camera images. A 21-year-old man from Rotterdam is said to be a gunman. It is said that the escape vehicle was driven by a 35-year-old Polish man living in the village of Maurik in the southeast of the Netherlands. On Friday, the pretrial detention of the two suspects was initially extended for two weeks.
The police did not provide any details about the background or motives. Organized crime is widely regarded as the chief culprit in the Dutch murder case. In a large-scale lawsuit against drug gangs, de Vries is the witness’s confidante.
