04-02-15 10:42 pm – Source: Reuters
The monument to the victims of the massacre at the mall in Alphen aan den Rijn. © anp
The police is not liable for the damage to victims and survivors by massacre in Alphen aan den Rijn, in 2011. That the court in The Hague today determined. However, the police have made mistakes in granting the weapon permit shooter Tristan van der V
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Victims and survivors have in imitation of the shooting incident filed a substantive proceedings. They demanded compensation, because they feel that the shooter was never supposed to be in possession of a weapon.
Error police
Lawyer Veeru Mewa reported earlier that Van der V. was “forced incorporated in 2006. Therefore, he should be in the system since that year, but with the permit in 2008, the 2006 document is not included in the assessment or van der V. would be eligible for a license. That is the fault of the police, the court judges. Mewa looks despite the disappointing verdict ground for a sequel. The Advocate reports that victims can find peace in the fact that now also recognized by the court that the police had made mistakes.
Not liable
The court today ruled that the police violate the law acted in providing the license, but is not liable for the actions of Van der V. The two events can not as such be linked and tort is no there, so it is considered.
Shooting
In 2011, shoot the then 24-year-old Tristan van der V. Ridderhofstad in shopping around with a semi-automatic rifle. With that weapon he shot a few minutes certainly off a hundred shots, killing seven people and seventeen people were injured. Van der V. shot himself below his head
(Edited by: Editorial).
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