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07-06-2021, 07:27 PM
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He isn't just a journalist; he is the most well-know crime journalist who wasn't afraid to speak his mind and involve himself like a 'bulldog' in several cases. So, this is almost certainly a liquidation attempt by the criminals in the most serious and dangerous crime scene. About 2 years ago a lawyer involved in one of the major criminal lawsuits that he is following and investigating closely was murdered as well.
So far, three suspects have been arrested. And the latest news is that he is alive but fighting for his life (5 bullets including bullets in your head are life-threatening as anyone can imagine).
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07-15-2021, 06:59 PM
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Update on the above: Peter R. de Vries died earlier today. He passed away a little over a week after the assassination attempt that in the end unfortunately achieved what it intended.
Lots of politicians and others officially responded to this tragic news. No response from the royal family (yet).
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07-15-2021, 07:46 PM
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That's awful. What a terrible attack on free speech. And horrifying for his relatives.
I guess we'll see if any of the royal family are at the funeral.
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07-15-2021, 09:50 PM
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That's awful. What a terrible attack on free speech. And horrifying for his relatives.
I guess we'll see if any of the royal family are at the funeral.
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I don't expect a royal at the funeral - I'm not sure about the current numbers/regulations for funerals. The king said they never met, so I don't think he would want to take up a spot that could go to those that knew him well. If one of his cousins happens to know him, he could probably go as an unofficial representative.
It is indeed truly awful. His children might take some solace in knowing that their father lived his life true to his motto "On bended knee is no way to be free". He knew the risks but was determined not to change his life (he refused security) and do what he thought needed to be done independent of the (terrible) consequences.
It's interesting how our cultural background influences our perspective as I would never have related the (most likely) assassination ordered by top criminals of the most famous crime journalist (and much more than that; he helped solve cold cases, got innocent people out of jail; and more recently was a confidant of a key witness in probably the most high profile case in criminal court - which most likely cost him his life as it already cost the lives of the key witness's lawyer and brother) as an attack on free speech.
The king expressed his condolences during the photo call today. He said they were doing the photo call with mixed feelings because of both the death of Peter R. de Vries and the flooding in Zuid-Limburg.
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07-16-2021, 08:13 AM
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It's interesting how our cultural background influences our perspective as I would never have related the (most likely) assassination ordered by top criminals of the most famous crime journalist (and much more than that; he helped solve cold cases, got innocent people out of jail; and more recently was a confidant of a key witness in probably the most high profile case in criminal court - which most likely cost him his life as it already cost the lives of the key witness's lawyer and brother) as an attack on free speech.
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What would be the motivation for the attack, then, if not to dissuade other reporters from carrying out this type of journalism?
Thank you for the updates and information on this tragedy; I am glad there was an official response.
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07-16-2021, 09:26 AM
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What would be the motivation for the attack, then, if not to dissuade other reporters from carrying out this type of journalism?
Thank you for the updates and information on this tragedy; I am glad there was an official response.
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Peter R. de Vries was not only an activistic journalist but also openly siding in Court with a key witness (as "counsel") in a major case against the so-called Mocro Mafia, a gang with mainly Dutch-born morrocoans making gigantic revenues with illegal drugs trade, production, trafficking, etc.
It is called "murder on a journalist" but the Mocro Mafia killed the brother of the key witness, killed the lawyer of the key witness and now key witness' "counsel" is killed as well.
The main leaders of the Mocro Mafia are arrested and awaiting trial in Vught, in one of Europes most advanced and extremely fortified penitentiary complexes, which absolutely requires military equipment to break in. It was known that Peter R. de Vries was on a "death list" and that the Mocro Mafia had a bounty on his head. But Mr De Vries himself refused to have protection by the DKDB (the Royal- and Diplomatic Protection Service).
Media displays it as an attack on journalism. I think it was not the journalism but the support to the key witness which did cost him his life. Three men have been arrested, amongst them a young man, a 21 years old rapper, who seem to have shot Peter R. de Vries for a bounty.
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08-07-2021, 11:41 AM
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08-07-2021, 07:00 PM
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The caption says that the photos were made by Menno Swart. He may be the same person as the airplane spotter, with the same name, who keeps track of the royal plane. The previous Greek vacation /scandal became known due to his posts on twitter. If it is the same person it seems rather odd that he now holidays near the RF.
He will at least not be invited to the dutch royal photo sessions so they can not ban him from there. I assume the photos will not be bought or published by the Dutch media as they will fall under the Media code.
Edit: it is the same Menno Swart. On his twitter account he also posted a rather unflattering photo of a shirtless King. It could be that somebody has sent these photos to him of course.
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08-08-2021, 02:18 AM
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First thing that came to mind was that pics like these are probably why the dutch royal family came of with that mediacode in the first place 
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08-08-2021, 02:59 AM
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Oh, poopoo. It's not as if there are not plenty of other Dutch going abroad on a sunny holiday.
Taxplayer-money, indeed.
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08-30-2021, 10:28 AM
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Message of the king on the death of former IOC president Jacques Rogge whom he knew personally as an IOC-member.
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08-30-2021, 05:34 PM
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Posts about courtiers and friends have been moved here.
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09-05-2021, 07:28 AM
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09-05-2021, 11:10 AM
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Here are some more photos:
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09-17-2021, 02:26 PM
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Did Queen Maxima injure her hand/wrist?
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09-17-2021, 02:46 PM
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Did Queen Maxima injure her hand/wrist?
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Yes, i think she’s fractured it. Apparently had an accident in the summer and it’s kept hurting so had it looked at. The splint is to rest it.
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09-17-2021, 03:23 PM
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Yes, i think she’s fractured it. Apparently had an accident in the summer and it’s kept hurting so had it looked at. The splint is to rest it.
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Yes I was thinking that after seeing this phot from the other day.
https://www.ppe-agency.com/preview.p...021%20Deventer
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09-21-2021, 04:18 AM
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An overview of the last year by the Algemeen Dagblad.
The title is rather telling: A year filled with blunders: king has lost confidence by his own doing
And they pose the question: can the king restore the broken trust after the series of communication blunders of the past year?
In the article follows an overview:
- Greek vacation(s)
- ignoring sanitary COVID restrictions by shaking hands
- ignoring sanitary rules in Greece by posing maskless with a restaurant owner
- Speedboat
- Attending the Grand Prix and posing with prince Bernhard - while the entire cabinet was absent - which apparently led to frowned eye brows in the government and in parlament
- Closing of the crown estates for hunting
On the positive side: princess Amalia returning her dotation.
As for the future: two state visits to European countries are planned in october and november [note on the Warholm boards it is suggested that they will visit Norway in october] and as soon as the pandemic allows it the pair will be visiting the Dutch Caribbean.
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