Hearing to start in January in case of journalist shot in the street in 2021 who was adviser to a witness in trial of a Dutch drug baron
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    De Vries was gunned down on a busy Amsterdam street on 6 July 2021, shortly after leaving a TV studio where he had appeared as a guest on a programme.

    Two suspects, identified only as Dutch man Delano G and Kamil E from Poland, were arrested shortly after the incident, which shocked the Netherlands and threw a spotlight on the growing drug trade in the country.

    The two men went on trial in June last year, with prosecutors calling for life sentences against them, but a verdict was postponed after new information emerged that judges said needed to be added to the case.

    During the hearing, prosecutors accused Delano G of pulling the trigger and Kamil E of driving the getaway car and carrying out surveillance before the shooting.

    The murder of De Vries in broad daylight stunned the Netherlands, where he was a household name with his own TV show, and sparked outrage across Europe.

    Prosecutors have said they suspect De Vries was killed because of his role as adviser to a state witness, Nabil B, in the trial of an alleged drug baron, Ridouan Taghi, who was arrested in Dubai in 2019.

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