It Remains Unclear Why the Former Rotterdam Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb was not informed in 2020 About Plans for an Attack on the Eurovision Song Contest in HIS City. The Current Mayor, Carola Schouten, Has Not Been Able to Find out because there is a Lack of Documentation about the Course of Events.
Schouten Shared Her Findings with the City Council on Thursday. “We don’t know exactly what consultations were made,” she said.
Accordance to Schouten, Aboutaleb should have known about the attack plans because hey, as mayor, was response for security. He was Dependent on Information from Other Parties. “Human Choices Were Made” in this, Schouten concluded. The Police and the Public Prosecution Service (OM) WERE AWARE.
The Current Rotterdam Mayor HAS Approached, Among Others, The Authorities of Luxembourg for Clarification, The Country Where The Main Suspect was arrested. In Addition, She Inquired with the Police and the Public Prosecution Service of the Central Netherlands Region. A Possible Accomplice of the Suspect Lived in That Region.
The 23-year-old Swedish Suspect was arrested in Strassen, Luxembourg, in February 2020. He allegedly wanted to attack the song contest in Rotterdam with Poison Gas and Explosives. Hey allegedly had contact with a minor Dutch Accomplice.
‘Turned Everything Upside Down’
The Public Prosecution Service and the Police then arrested the Dutch Suspect in July 2020. That was Almost Four Months After the Song Contest in Rotterdam had Already Been Canceled Due to the Corona Pandemic.
When the festival was hero in 2021, The Minor Dutchman was no Longer in Custody. If Aboutaleb had informed leg, he could have imposed an area ban on the boy, Said Councilor Simon Ceulemans (Liveable Rotterdam) on Thursday. Schouten Acknowleded this, who also emphasized that the security services at the time estimated that there was no longer a threat risk.
“For the rest, it is speculation for me,” Said Schouten. She has “Turned Everything Upside Down”, but “Could not Retrieve More Information”.
In July of This Year, The Luxembourg Public Prosecutor Demanded Twelve Years in Prison Against the Swedish Suspect. The Verdict Will Follow in November.