A 19-year-old man has been convicted of aggravated assault for throwing a Cobra 6 firework at police officers during riots in Amsterdam. The court found that the man’s actions were “completely unacceptable,” and four of the five officers sustained hearing damage as a result.

A 19-year-old man has been convicted of aggravated assault for throwing a Cobra 6 firework at police officers during riots in Amsterdam. The court found that the man’s actions were “completely unacceptable,” and four of the five officers sustained hearing damage as a result. The man was also found guilty of throwing fireworks at bystanders and creating a “life-threatening situation.” The prosecution had requested an 18-month prison sentence, six months of which would be suspended, but the court sentenced the man to a shorter term, taking into account his age at the time of the incident. The court noted that the man had expressed remorse for his actions and had not been previously convicted. However, the severity of the attack and the fact that it was carried out against law enforcement officers merited a significant sentence. The man’s conviction serves as a reminder that violence against police officers will not be tolerated and that those who engage in such behavior will be held accountable.Een 32-jarige Amsterdammer is veroordeeld tot een gevangenisstraf van tien maanden voor het bekogelen van ME’ers met een Cobra-vuurwerkbom na de WK-wedstrijd tussen Marokko en Portugal. De man gaf toe dat hij op 10 december 2022 een vuurwerkbom naar de ME’ers had gegooid, die ingezet waren om de orde te handhaven na de wedstrijd in Amsterdam-Zuidoost. De bom ontplofte vlakbij de ME’ers, maar niemand raakte gewond. De rechtbank achtte bewezen dat de man opzettelijk de ME’ers had aangevallen en oordeelde dat zijn handelen “een ernstige bedreiging voor de openbare orde” vormde. De man kreeg ook een voorwaardelijke gevangenisstraf van acht maanden, met een proeftijd van twee jaar. Daarnaast moet hij een schadevergoeding van 1.000 euro betalen aan de Staat.

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