Six individuals identified as suspects in connection with damage caused at Radboud University in Nijmegen on December 16 of last year will not face criminal prosecution by the Public Prosecution Service. There is insufficient evidence in the file to link the six to the acts of vandalism. One case is being dropped because this person was wrongly identified as a suspect.
On Monday, December 16, a report of vandalism was received late in the morning, occurring in a theater hall at Nijmegens Radboud University. Security arrived and found several individuals in the theater hall, all wearing black clothing and facial coverings. Some were wearing black-and-white keffiyeh scarves, often associated with pro-Palestinian protests. At one point, these individuals fled through the emergency exit.
Later that day, based on witness information, six individuals were arrested on a bus on suspicion of public violence against property committed in the theater hall. Radboud University filed a report regarding the vandalism.
After an investigation, which included reviewing CCTV footage and interviewing witnesses and suspects, it became clear that the arrested individuals could not be sufficiently linked to the crimes committed that day. Five cases were dropped due to lack of evidence, and for one individual, it was found that he was wrongly identified as a suspect: he had an alibi, as he was on a train at the time of the vandalism.
All involved have been informed of this decision by the Public Prosecution Service.