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Dutch court convicts 3 men for murder of crime reporter Peter R de Vries

Dutch crime reporter Peter R de Vries [File: Peter Dejong/AP Photo]

A court in the Netherlands has sentenced three men to up to 28 years in prison for their roles in the murder of prominent crime reporter Peter R de Vries nearly three years ago.

The man who shot de Vries on a busy Amsterdam street on July 6, 2021, and another who drove the getaway car received sentences of 28 years in prison on Wednesday. Another man who organised the slaying was sentenced to 26 years and one month. Prosecutors had sought life sentences for them.

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