Criminals Continue to Run their Activities from Jail

RTL Nieuws has obtained a document from the National Detective Service which shows that criminals are hardly hindered in the continuation of their activities from their jails. The document concludes that the police and the justice department are not able to deal with this “urgent”, “persistent” and “serious” problem. The research is based on the surveillance of 29 jailed top criminals. They can from their jail continue with trading in humans and drugs, blackmailing, killings and the influencing of witnesses.

http://www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/criminelen-gaan-gewoon-door-in-de-cel~a3841947/

News Broadcast canceled due to Intruder with Imitation Pistol

An intruder entered last night the building of the national News Broadcaster NOS. He threatened a security guard with an imitation pistol. Thereupon all people in the building were asked to leave. The police then arrested the man. The eight o’ clock news was canceled.

www.trouw.nl/tr/nl/5133/Media-technologie/article/detail/3840441/2015/01/29/Man-met-pistool-eist-zendtijd-bij-NOS-journaal.dhtml

Authorities Neglected Psychiatric Problems of Suspected Murderer of Deputy Prime Minister

A year after the murder of former Dutch Deputy Prime Minister Els Borst, a suspect has been identified.  It now turns out that it was well-known that the man had psychological problems.  In 2012, the Rotterdam court sentenced him to three years in jail.  The court ruled that he should be arrested immediately, as he was a danger to society. Yet the suspect remained free until the 12^th of January of this year, when he was arrested on suspicions of having killed his sister.  http://www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/psychisch-probleem-verdachte-dood-els-borst-al-jaren-bekend~a3838775/

Dutch Railways Earned Millions by Transporting Jews to Death Camps

A new document has been found which shows that the Dutch state railways earned 2.5 million Euro during World War II for collaborating with the Germans in the transport of Jews to camps (adjusted for inflation, this translates into tens of millions of Euros).  Amsterdam professor Johannes Houwink ten Cate says that the railways discussed the transport of Jews with the Germans as late as 1944, when they knew that these people would be murdered. 

http://www.rtlnieuws.nl/nieuws/binnenland/ns-verdiende-25-miljoen-aan-jodentransporten

Large Numbers of Kalashnikovs Found in Amsterdam

Amsterdam Police Commissioner in Chief, Pieter-Jaab Aalbersberg, has said that the Amsterdam police has confiscated 33 Kalashnikovs within the past four months.  In total, the Amsterdam police have confiscated 300 firearms in the past six months. Aalbersberg said that over the past few years the trade of heavy weapons in the Netherlands had not been a priority of the police. He believes that this has to change.  In the Netherlands, Kalashnikovs are very often used for gang killings.

http://www.parool.nl/parool/nl/224/BINNENLAND/article/detail/3835874/2015/01/23/Politie-neemt-33-kalasjnikovs-in-beslag.dhtml

Prison Wardens Feeling Increasingly Unsafe

A study by a department of the Ministry of Justice has found that Dutch prison wardens are feeling increasingly unsafe.  Two-thirds of them say that the budget cutbacks of Deputy Minister Teeven have had “a negative” or “very negative” impact on the workplace safety of prison employees.  There is increasing violence on the part of the inmates.  In a radio program, several wardens said that the shortage of personnel has led to an atmosphere of fear among prison workers.

http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/23599295/__Cipiers_voelen_zich_onveiliger__.html

Arson Burns Down Home of Ajax Fan Club

The police confirms that the fire which destroyed the home of the Ajax fans was due to arson.  The building has been entirely destroyed.  It was previously destroyed by arson in 2005, and in 2006, two men were arrested for planning to burn it down again.  The police are asking for any witnesses to come forward.

http://www.parool.nl/parool/nl/4048/AMSTERDAM-ZUIDOOST/article/detail/3836807/2015/01/24/Brand-supportershome-Ajax-blijkt-te-zijn-aangestoken.dhtml