(NL Times) The Public Prosecution Service (OM) demanded eight months in prison against a suspect who allegedly spoke about a “Jew hunt” while attacking Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters in Amsterdam following a match against Ajax on November 7. Another suspect who shared Maccabi fans’ locations could face a month in prison.
“Words are also very dangerous,” the OM said in court about messages describing “Jew hunts” found on the suspects’ phones. “It is not without reason that certain words are punishable. I also heard suspects say yesterday that they do not hate Jews. Nevertheless, the words are said. They contribute to anti-Semitism and the condoning of it.”
The night of the riots “is a night that Amsterdam will feel deeply ashamed about for a long time to come,” the OM said. “Amsterdam should not have to do that, the suspects should.”
