Dutch court sentences six men over murder of journalist in 2021

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Dutch court sentences six men over murder of journalist in 2021
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Investigative reporter Peter R de Vries was shot on a busy street in Amsterdam

in a busy Amsterdam street and died in hospital nine days later. The court in Amsterdam said the murder had “severely shaken Dutch society” but said there was not enough evidence to convict any of the defendants of “murder with terrorist intent”.

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