The court in Amsterdam has convicted three men in a so-called drillrap case. According to the court, the three were guilty of possession of weapons and two of them also of sedition. The trio were given prison sentences ranging from 10 months to 1.5 years, of which four months were suspended.
In February of this year, the trio (between 19 and 24 years old) took a Kalashnikov, three pistols and ammunition to a parking lot in the Amsterdamse Bos. A surveillance officer, around midnight, led to the arrest of one of them. On site it turned out that two of the three were the subject of a police investigation into weapons that can be seen in a drillrap video in which they perform. The second suspect was later tracked down by a police dog in the bushes, the third turned himself in to the police the next day.
glorify violence
The Kalashnikov and the ammunition were found that same night in a bag in the bushes. The pistols were found a day later. More ammunition was found during house searches. The Kalashnikov was also featured in the drillrap video released last year. The two suspects in it glorified violence. In the rap it is also said that rivals or opponents are shot dead.
The Public Prosecution Service had demanded prison sentences of up to four years, of which six months were conditional. The court imposed considerably lower sentences, because it considered less of the total charges proved and therefore partially acquitted the suspects.
‘Serious crime’
The court nevertheless takes the matter seriously. “Inciting the use of force, committing homicide and violating the Weapons and Ammunition Act by means of a video is a serious criminal offense,” said one of the verdicts. ‘That is why the court considers it important that strict action is taken against the distribution of such incendiary video. The court highly charges the suspect that real firearms were used in the video and that shots can actually be seen.’
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