Court releases “sovereign” citizens to be tried for radical attack plot targeting cops

Four of five men in custody for months on allegations they were plotting acts of terror targetting Dutch governmental organizations were released from pre-trial detention during the third preliminary hearing in the case. The decision by the District Court for Noord-Nederland was made despite prosecutors telling the judges in Leeuwarden that they were expanding the case to determine whether at least one of the suspected sovereign citizens was planning or encouraging the poisoning of undercover police officers.

Former lawyer Arno van K., 62, along with co-defendants Ritske B., 66, and John van K., 61, will be released next Thursday. Arms dealer Jan B., 75, from Hulten in Noord Brabant, will also have his pre-trial detention suspended. Only Chris van V., 55, from Den Bosch, remains in custody; his earlier detention had been lifted, but he was re-arrested on new allegations. The Public Prosecution Service (OM) suspects the two men from Noord Brabant of supplying weapons to the network.

Read more: NL Times (Netherlands)