Dutch teen, two men in custody for membership to right-wing extremist terrorist group
Three Dutch, including a 16-year-old boy, are in custody for incitement to terrorism, the Public Prosecution Service (OM) reported on Thursday. They’re accused of belonging to the right-wing extremist terrorist group The Base and urging others to commit terrorist attacks on chat groups.
The police arrested the suspects, aged 16, 18, and 26, in Bergeijk, Hengelo, and Veenendaal on August 20. They tried to convince people to commit terrorist crimes in chat groups, the OM said.
The OM believes the three suspects are supporters of the “accelerationist ideology” - a movement within right-wing extremism that aims to create social chaos in order to start a race war. According to NOS, their strategies range from sowing division through fake news to committing violent attacks. Their ultimate goal is a white ethnostate that only allows white people to be citizens.
The three suspects appeared in court on Monday and were remanded into custody for another 30 days. The teenager’s case is being handled under juvenile criminal law.
The Base was founded in 2018 by Rinaldo Nazzaro, an American living in Russia. The group is mainly active in Russia but also has supporters in other countries, including the Netherlands. The Base has been on the Dutch terrorism sanctions list since the beginning of this year. In July, the European Union designated it as a terrorist organization.
