Willem Holleeder, the Netherlands’ most notorious gangster, has been found guilty of ordering a series of murders of figures in the world of organised crime.
Holleeder, now 61, achieved notoriety in the 1980s for the kidnapping of beer tycoon Freddy Heineken.
He then became a big crime boss and has been convicted after a lengthy and expensive trial in Amsterdam.
Among his victims was friend and associate Cor van Hout. Read more