The criminal organization responsible for the murder of Peter R. de Vries is said to have had plans to kidnap Prime Minister Mark Rutte. The protected (Polish) witness (called “Eddy” in the file) says he heard this from Krystian M., who is suspected of directing the murder of De Vries. NU.nl writes this based on a statement that has been viewed by the website.

Eddy 's statements play an important role in the trial of the suspects in the murder of the crime journalist. Eddy (also presented as “witness 5089”) links the executors of the liquidation to the criminal organization of Ridouan Taghi.

In an interrogation last month, Eddy said that there were also plans to kidnap Rutte. He said that he was told by Krystian M., shortly after the murder of De Vries. Two months after the death of the crime journalist in July 2021, the prime minister was given extra security due to threat. 'Spotters' are said to have been seen in the vicinity of Rutte.