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Man guilty of defacing war memorial during Palestine protest - DutchNews.nl

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A man who sprayed pro-Palestinian slogans on the Dutch national war memorial during a protest has been found guilty of...

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A man who vandalized the National Monument on Dam Square last year has been found guilty by the judge but received no sentence.

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The man who defaced the National Monument on Dam Square on August 16, 2025, has been found guilty by the judge of damaging the monument, but has been given no sentence.

·Apeldoorn, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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A man who defaced the National Monument on Dam Square last August is guilty of damaging the monument, the police judge in Amsterdam has ruled. The 25-year-old suspect will not face any punishment or measures because he has already paid the 895 euros in damages he caused to the municipality. According to the police judge, he has suffered sufficient consequences from his actions through the payment of the damages, his arrest, and a police interro…

·Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Costas Vermeer, the Queer & Non-Binary Scorpio Virgo who defaced the National Monument on Dam Square with the text 'Never again is now' (photo below), will receive no punishment. He paid the cleaning costs (895 repair guilders) himself, and with that, the matter is closed as far as the judge is concerned. That is wonderful, and we wish Costas all the best: we hope he may continue performing his act as Ballerina Ballenknijp in Amsterdam for as lo…

The man who defaced the National Monument on Dam Square with red paint during a pro-Palestinian demonstration has been found guilty. The judge imposed no sentence because he had already paid the cleaning costs and took personal circumstances into account.

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NOS broke the news in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) on Tuesday, July 7, 2026.
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