{"id":7405,"date":"2021-07-15T11:00:25","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T11:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=7405"},"modified":"2021-07-13T23:57:51","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T23:57:51","slug":"shocking-news-dutch-journalist-peter-r-de-vries-shot-in-amsterdam-crime-taghi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/shocking-news-dutch-journalist-peter-r-de-vries-shot-in-amsterdam-crime-taghi\/","title":{"rendered":"Shocking News: Dutch Journalist Peter R de Vries Shot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just a week ago, the most famous Dutch <em>misdaadverslaggever <\/em>(crime journalist), Peter R de Vries, was shot in broad daylight in Amsterdam. Who is he, what happened, and what do the Dutch say?<\/p>\n<h1><strong><em>Hij wil alles helemaal uitzoeken<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wie is Peter R. de Vries?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wgKkbdo0vro?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Peter Rudolph de Vries is a Dutch <em>misdaadverslaggever\u00a0<\/em>who stands out for wanting to get to the depth of every crime he investigated. Many difficult cases, even old ones, were solved with his <em>vasthoudend journalisme <\/em>(tenacious journalism). His television program &#8211; named after himself &#8211; hit <em>kijkrecords\u00a0<\/em>(viewing records) during its run from 1995 to 2012. The program <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parool.nl\/nieuws\/peter-r-de-vries-wint-emmy-award~bcc197b5\/\">won an Emmy Award in 2008<\/a> for the episode around the\u00a0<em>verdwijning\u00a0<\/em>(disappearance) of American senior Natalee Holloway and the Dutch <em>verdachte\u00a0<\/em>(suspect) Joran van der Sloot. This case and the involvement of the journalist gave him international recognition, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/peter-r-de-vries-misdaadverslaggever\/\">which we even wrote a post about at the time<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He did not shy away from investigating even the most <em>geruchtmakende <\/em>(high-profile) and <em>beruchte\u00a0<\/em>(infamous)\u00a0<em>misdadigers\u00a0<\/em>(criminals). Even with death threats, and knowing that he was playing with fire, he said about it:\u00a0<em>het hoort bij het vak\u00a0<\/em>(it is part of the job). He wrote many books about cases, too, including about the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/holleeder-family-the-dutch-godfather\/\">Holleeder family<\/a>. He also helped the family to solve the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/the-investigation-of-nicky-verstappens-death\/\">death of the 9-year old Nicky Verstappen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>What happened to De Vries?<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Verdachten aanslag Peter R.  de Vries blijven vastzitten\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a13cMyLRj44?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>De Vries was a guest on a live show last week at television show RTL Boulevard. After he left the building, he walked down a street in the middle of Amsterdam, in broad daylight, when suddenly he was\u00a0<em>neergeschoten <\/em>(shot). With multiple shot wounds, he was quickly admitted to a <em>ziekenhuis <\/em>(hospital) and is currently in critical condition.<\/p>\n<p>Because this horrible deed was committed in the middle of the city, just around the corner of Leidseplein, a popular night life location, there were plenty of <em>veiligheidscamera&#8217;s\u00a0<\/em>(security cameras) that caught the\u00a0<em>verdachten\u00a0<\/em>(suspects) on tape. Two men have been arrested: Kamil E. and Delano G. There are\u00a0<em>vermoedens <\/em>(suspicions) that\u00a0<em>drugscrimineel <\/em>(drugs criminal) Ridouan Taghi is behind the\u00a0<em>aanval\u00a0<\/em>(attack). There is a massive\u00a0<em>rechtszaak\u00a0<\/em>(legal case) against Taghi because of previous unsolved murders and drug crimes.<\/p>\n<p>Why De Vries? The\u00a0<em>rechtszaak\u00a0<\/em>against Taghi has a\u00a0<em>kroongetuige\u00a0<\/em>(key witness): Nabil B. He was part of Taghi&#8217;s group, and got cold feet after one of the group&#8217;s murders went wrong. He went to the police himself, and testified against Taghi for protection. His brother and his\u00a0<em>advocaat\u00a0<\/em>(attorney) were murdered, probably as retaliation by Taghi. Peter R. De Vries is an <em>adviseur\u00a0<\/em>(adviser) of Nabil B., so it could be connected to this.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>How do people react to the shooting?<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Veel mensen geschrokken van nieuws over Peter R. de Vries\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wE6qgQiJb-8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Amsterdam&#8217;s\u00a0<em>burgemeester\u00a0<\/em>(mayor) Femke Halsema said the following about him: &#8220;<em>Peter R de Vries is voor ons allemaal een nationale held. Een zeldzaam moedige journalist. Er is een brute, laffe misdaad gepleegd.&#8221; <\/em>(Peter R de Vries is a national hero for all of us. A rare, courageous journalist. A brutal, cowardly crime has been committed.)<\/p>\n<p><em>Premier<\/em> (PM) Rutte also said some words: <em>&#8220;We bidden dat hij deze aanslag overleeft. Dat is nu het belangrijkste.&#8221; <\/em>(We pray that he survives this attack. That is the most important thing right now.)<\/p>\n<p>And that&#8217;s true. His two children put out a message as well, talking about the important work De Vries has done and that this incident will not end it. Let&#8217;s hope that he&#8217;ll make it.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kinderen Peter R. de Vries in videoboodschap: \u2018Hij is in goede handen\u2019\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h41yaDV9eyc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just a week ago, the most famous Dutch misdaadverslaggever (crime journalist), Peter R de Vries, was shot in broad daylight in Amsterdam. Who is he, what happened, and what do the Dutch say? 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