Skip to main content
Home

Main navigation

  • Top stories
  • Health
  • Crime
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Tech
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Weird
  • 1-1-2
Image
12552833_1666744540233680_8584361880656888918_n
Jitse Akse (Photo: Justice for Jitse/Facebook) - Credit: Jitse Akse (Photo: Justice for Jitse/Facebook)
ISIS
Jitske Akse
protective custody
Syria
Monday, 25 January 2016 - 13:21
Share this:
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • linkedin
  • whatsapp
  • reddit

Dutch vigilante ISIS fighter now hiding in protective custody

Former soldier Jitske Akse, now known as the Dutch vigilante fighter who fought against ISIS in Syria, is hiding in protective custody for fear of retribution from ISIS supporters, a relative told the Telegraaf. According to the relative, Akse is doing pretty well, though he is suffering from the massive amounts of attention he's getting. "The enormous publicity that came after the interviews about his fighting in Syria completely overwhelmed him", the family member said. Akse made headlines in mid-January when he gave interviews about his time in Syria and how he killed several ISIS combatants. The Public Prosecutor decided to arrest him on suspicion of murder. He was provisionally released two days later, but had to surrender his passport and cell phone. Shortly after Akse's arrest, his lawyer Mireille Grinwis-Veldman stated that the world wide attention is putting him at risk. "Justice put him in great danger", the lawyer said, adding that Akse is now internationally known as the Dutchman who killed Islamic State combatants on the side of the Kurdish YPG.

Follow us:

Latest stories

  • Hospitals vary widely in when they refer babies to pediatricians
  • The Netherlands has given Ukraine over €1 billion in military aid alone
  • The Netherlands and Morocco look to expand extradition agreement
  • Confidence in Dutch government & central bank has fallen sharply
  • Air France-KLM, Lufthansa could acquire bankrupt Flybe to access landing slots
  • Dutch more worried about natural disasters; Half think country will become uninhabitable

Top stories

  • Netherlands to send a search & rescue team to Turkey after 7.8 magnitude earthquake
  • Dutch employers becoming less critical during hiring process
  • Multiple writers receive threats after defending Pim Lammers, "Unacceptable": Dutch PM
  • Woman killed, 10 hurt in several stabbing incidents over the weekend
  • Regional bus, train staff start 5-day strike; Some Arriva trains running, NS unaffected
  • Police arrest suspect for fatal fire in Arnhem

© 2012-2023, NL Times, All rights reserved.

Footer menu

  • Privacy
  • Contact
  • Partner content