One day earlier, on Saturday, May 3 at 15:30, the police filed a report against a 33-year-old motorist who was driving over the Muntmeesterhof at that moment without wearing a seatbelt. Both the motorist and the passenger behaved recalcitrantly during the stop. After the ticket was issued, the man and his passenger continued on their way. The police later saw that the passenger had published a post on her social media channel with a photo and video footage of the ticketing situation and a photo of the officer issuing the ticket. She asked her followers (18k+) who this officer was and to share the photo and video further. Since she had tagged the polices social media channel in Almere, the police saw her post. The officer in question subsequently filed a report of doxing and incitement.
On Sunday, May 4, around 09:00, the 38-year-old woman was arrested in her home in Diemen as a suspect of doxing. A report was filed against the woman.
Since January 1, 2024, in the Netherlands, the use of personal data for intimidating purposes has been made punishable. Doxing is briefly the malicious gathering or (further) dissemination of personal, sensitive, or private information such as home address, phone number, a photo, passport, employers name, and family details or combinations thereof. In short, personal data are all data that can identify a person.