Van O. said at an earlier hearing that he was innocent. He then called on the media to be careful about publishing “inaccuracies and speculations”. “Enemies have been created that did not even exist,” the Utrechter said in his brief statement. Van O. was warned by the police in 2018 that he was on a death list. His EliteFit gym in Utrecht, for example, was shot at. He believes that the police then left him to his own devices and that as a result he had to rely on criminal contacts to “be one step ahead of those who were targeting him”.
OM demands up to 12 years in prison for torture container suspects, case against seriously ill Utrecht resident Robin van O
