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Heineken kidnapper 'orchestrated plot to kill sisters from jail cell' Heineken kidnapper plotted from jail cell to kill sisters, court told
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A convicted Dutch gangland boss who gained notoriety for the 1983 kidnapping of a Heineken beer tycoon has appeared in court accused of orchestrating a hit on his two sisters and a prominent journalist from his prison cell.A convicted Dutch gangland boss who gained notoriety for the 1983 kidnapping of a Heineken beer tycoon has appeared in court accused of orchestrating a hit on his two sisters and a prominent journalist from his prison cell.
Willem Holleeder is accused of “plans to assassinate his sisters Astrid and Sonja Holleeder as well as crime reporter Peter de Vries,” prosecutors in Amsterdam said. Willem Holleeder was accused of “plans to assassinate his sisters Astrid and Sonja Holleeder as well as crime reporter Peter de Vries”, prosecutors in Amsterdam said.
Related: Kidnapper moves to block release of Heineken abduction film Investigators confronted Holleeder last month in the maximum security prison at Vught, in the southern Netherlands, after a fellow prisoner informed authorities of the plans.
Investigators confronted Holleeder last month in his cell in the maximum security prison at Vught, in the southern Netherlands, after a fellow prisoner informed authorities of the plans. Known as “The Nose” for his large nose, Holleeder, 55, remains in custody while on trial for various cases involving the Amsterdam underworld. He faces murder and attempted murder charges as well as that of belonging to a criminal organisation.
Known as “The Nose” after his prominent facial feature, Holleeder, 55, remains in custody while on trial for various cases involving the Amsterdam underworld. He faces murder and attempted murder charges as well as that of belonging to a criminal organisation. He was apprehended in his cell on 11 April on suspicion of soliciting for the killings, prosecutors said. “Holleeder allegedly already paid money and promised more should his plans indeed be carried out.”
He was apprehended in his cell on 11 April on suspicion of soliciting for the killings, prosecutors said. “Holleeder allegedly already paid money and promised more should his plans indeed be carried out,” they added. His sisters testified against him last year in a murder case involving the Amsterdam criminal underworld, the Dutch newspaper NRC reported, and they said Holleeder “wanted revenge”. “He doesn’t tolerate being crossed,” Astrid told the paper.
His sisters testified against him last year in a murder case involving the Amsterdam criminal underworld, Dutch newspaper NRC reported, adding that Holleeder “wanted revenge”. “He doesn’t tolerate being crossed,” Astrid told the paper. De Vries, who wrote a best-selling book about the Heineken kidnapping, has filed a death threat complaint against Holleeder, who became a household name for his role in the abduction of Freddy Heineken and his driver three decades ago.
De Vries, who wrote a best-selling book about the Heineken kidnapping, has filed a death threat complaint against Holleeder. They were released after a ransom of 35m Dutch guilders (£12.5m today) was paid. Most of the money was never recovered. Holleeder was sentenced to 11 years in prison in 1987 for the kidnapping, and released five years later.
Holleeder became a household name in the Netherlands for his role in the abduction of the Freddy Heineken and his driver three decades ago. The kidnapping is one of the country’s best-known crimes and was made into a movie, with a new version starring Sir Anthony Hopkins released last year.
They were released after a ransom of 35m Dutch guilders was paid. Most of the money was never recovered. Holleeder was sentenced to 11 years in prison in 1987 for the kidnapping and released five years later. Holleeder became a minor celebrity until his arrest in December 2014, even appearing on television and posing for pictures with fans on Amsterdam’s beer terraces, earning him the dubious title of a knuffelcrimineel, or huggable criminal.
The Heineken kidnapping is one of the country’s best-known crime sagas and was turned into a movie, with a new version starring Sir Anthony Hopkins released last year.
Holleeder became a minor celebrity until his arrest in December 2014, even appearing on television and posing for pictures with fans on Amsterdam’s beer terraces, earning him the dubious title of a knuffelcrimineel (huggable criminal).