Skip to main content
Home

Main navigation

  • Top stories
  • Health
  • Crime
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Tech
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Weird
  • 1-1-2
Image
Gavel
Gavel - Credit: Brian Turner / Flickr - License: CC-BY
Crime
acquitted
André Seebregts
jihadist
Mohamed B.
public prosecutor
Rotterdam court
terror suspect
Tuesday, 8 September 2015 - 14:02
Share this:
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • linkedin
  • whatsapp
  • reddit

Terror suspect acquitted of Amsterdam attack plan; Prosecutor to appeal

Terror suspect Mohamed B. was acquitted of preparing for a terrorist attack in the Netherlands by the court in Rotterdam on Tuesday. According to the judge, B. had no intention of actually carrying out an attack, NRC reports. B. was released from prison late last month, but had until today to hear the verdict against him. The Public Prosecutor had demanded four years in prison against B. and will now appeal against the court's ruling. The Prosecutor believes that B. is indeed a terrorist. According to B.'s lawyer, Andre Seebregts, his client is simply a dreamer trying to impress women. B. was arrested in October last year after a tip from the general intelligence and security service AIVD. His online history showed that he had searched for instructions on how to make a bomb and in online chats he stated that he wanted to go to Syria. He also had a manual on how to build explosives in his possession when he was arrested. The suspect himself claims that this is all a misunderstanding. He stated that he is not a terrorist and only acted tough to impress people online and hopefully charm a few women. During the trial experts also stated that B. had the tendency to get lost in a fantasy world.

Follow us:

Latest stories

  • Eredivisie: PSV and Ajax win comfortably
  • Ter Apel asylum seekers spend another night outdoors, COA unable to find beds
  • Community service for rioters at Zwolle farmers’ protest
  • Solar panel waiting time stretches to six months; Heat pump delays rising
  • Dutch holidaymakers see more fatal accidents this year
  • Camil A., convicted in quadruple murder, dies in prison

Top stories

  • Officially warmest August 14 since measurements began
  • NS on track for record year of delays, malfunctions; Plans underway for faster Airport Sprinter
  • Dutch publisher to reprint Rushdie's 'Satanic Verses'
  • Body of missing Overveen swimmer found; Man dies while swimming in in Haringvliet
  • Netherlands sees first official heat wave in two years, municipalities unprepared
  • Body found in water in Venlo, police investigate cause of death

© 2012-2022, NL Times, All rights reserved.

Footer menu

  • Privacy
  • Contact
  • Partner content