Three men convicted of murdering Dutch crime reporter Peter de Vries

Shooter, getaway driver and organiser sentenced to 26-28 years for murder on busy Amsterdam street in 2021

A Dutch court has convicted three men of murder for their roles in the 2021 shooting of an investigative reporter, Peter de Vries, on a busy Amsterdam street, a brazen attack that sent shock waves through the Netherlands.

The shooter, getaway driver and organiser of the attack were convicted of direct involvement in the killing. The shooter and driver were sentenced to 28 years, and the man who organised the killing to 26 years and one month.