- Dutch police arrested third suspect in the murder of Dutch crime reporter Peter R. de Vries.
- De Vries was shot dead outside an Amsterdam television studio last year.
- Prosecutors say his murder was related to his role in the trial of a Dutch drugs mafia kingpin.
Dutch police arrested a third suspect in connection with the murder of a leading crime reporter who was shot dead outside an Amsterdam television studio last year, according to prosecutors and news reports.
Peter R. de Vries, 64, died on July 6, 2021, nine days after being shot in the head in a crime prosecutors say was related to his role in the trial of a Dutch drugs mafia kingpin.
The Public Prosecution Service identified the suspect as a 27-year-old Polish man and said he is “suspected of directing those who murdered De Vries”.
The Algemeen Dagblad daily tabloid said the suspect was detained on suspicion of committing another murder last October.
Two other suspects, Dutch man Delano G., 22, and Poland’s Kamil E., 36, went on trial last month in connection with De Vries’ murder.
Prosecutors accuse Delano G. of pulling the trigger and Kamil E. of driving the getaway car and carrying out surveillance prior to the shooting.
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