A court building was fired in Amsterdam

In Amsterdam, before starting the trial against Willem Holler, suspected of extortion and involvement in the murders, several shells from a grenade launcher were released on the building.

According to the ANP agency with reference to the local police, the incident occurred on Monday morning before the start of the working day. The explosions were crushed by several metal windows on the second floor of this three -story building, glass flew out in many windows.

The court of trials located on the ground floor is not damaged. There are no victims.

Despite the explosions, the process over the holder began, as planned. According to observers, he can become one of the most loud in the history of Dutch justice.

Holder is accused of belonging to an organized criminal group and systematic extortion of large amounts of money from businessmen engaged in real estate trade.

He is also suspected of involvement in the murders, in particular, to eliminate on May 17, 2004 in Amsterdam, the famous tycoon in the real estate market William Andstra.

In his testimony, to investigators in 2003, Andra spoke about extortion and threats to him and his family by Holder. It is these indications that underlie the criminal case, the consideration of which began on Monday in the Amsterdam court, RIA Novosti reports.

According to the lawyer Holler, Jan-Hein Keepers, his client is not interested in these explosions and rejects all involvement in them. Keepers accuses the authorities of this, since now the police and justice have an excuse for the use of the broad powers granted by him as part of the fight against terrorism. In addition, the prosecutor’s office can now refer to the explosions, explaining the delays during the process.

The lawyer rejects all the prosecution put forward as part of the court case, declaring them insolvent, and the very matter is "bloated" by the media.