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Dozens of individuals who were allegedly involved in torture under President Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria are currently residing freely in the Netherlands, Trouw reported on Saturday. The newspaper conducted this investigation in collaboration with Argos, based on consultations with experts, organizations, and Syrian residents in the Netherlands.
Police in Roermond arrested a 47-year-old male resident on suspicion of involvement in the death of a 51-year-old woman whose body was found in their home. The woman was an aunt to Gino van der Straeten, a 9-year-old boy who vanished from a playground last year, and was later found killed, according to AD
There is a good chance that Donny M., the man who confessed to abducting, sexually abusing, and killing 9-year-old Gino van der Straeten from Limburg, will attack another child if left untreated. That is the conclusion of experts from the Pieter Baan Center (PBC). They diagnosed M. with several disorders, including a personality disorder, which was revealed during a non-substantive hearing in the court in Maastricht on Wednesday.
More millionaires in NL: Bankers, farmers and landlords top the list
On 1 January 2021, the Netherlands counted 317,000 millionaire households, 32,000 more than the year before. That’s an increase of 4 percent, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reported on Monday. The primary breadwinners in these families are mostly self-employed and often in financial services, agriculture, and real estate.