US EditionLeiden Man Sentenced for Sending Death Threats to Left-Wing Party Leaders
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Eighteen-year-old Wesley van K. from Leiden has been convicted of sending threats to party leaders Frans Timmermans (GroenLinks-PvdA) and Stephan van Baarle (Denk). He receives a 30-day prison sentence, 25 of which are suspended, and 30 hours of community service. Because he has already served five days in custody since his arrest, he will not have to remain in jail any longer. Van K. threatened the two politicians with death via private message…
Threats: Wesley van K. wanted to "cut open" Denk party leader Stephan van Baarle and "kill" Frans Timmermans. He doesn't have to go back to jail. A…
Leiden man sentenced for sending death threats to left-wing party leaders
An 18-year-old from Leiden, Wesley van K., has been sentenced to 30 days in prison, 25 of them conditionally suspended, and 30 hours of community service for sending death threats via Instagram to the party leaders of DENK, Stephan van Baarle, and GroenLinks-PvdA, Frans Timmermans. The summary judge in The Hague found the messages had been sent by Van K. Having already spent five days in detention, he will not serve the remainder of his sentence…
An 18-year-old man from Leiden will appear before a fast-track court judge in The Hague on Monday for sending death threats to party leaders Stephan van Baarle (DENK) and Frans Timmermans (GroenLinks-PvdA). The Public Prosecution Service declined to release their names at the end of last week. During the hearing, the suspect indicated that he did not send the message to Van Baarle and declined to comment on the other message.
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