31-year-old man arrested for threatening politician Richard de Mos
The police arrested a 31-year-old man on Friday for threatening Hague politician Richard de Mos. This allegedly happened last Monday around 11:45 a.m. on a tram in The Hague.
De Mos, chairman of the local Hague party Hart voor Den Haag, wrote on X that he was threatened and insulted on a tram on Monday. The attacker is also said to have given the Hitler salute several times. De Mos reported the incident to the police.
On Friday, De Mos shared the police report on X about the man's arrest. It states that the police were able to secure images of the tram and have launched an investigation. The man was arrested on Friday morning in an apartment in The Hague.
After questioning, the man was sent home. He remains a suspect and the Public Prosecution Service (OM) will decide whether to prosecute him, the police said.
Reporting by ANP and NL Times
