Saturday 13 August 2005 - HOOGERHEIDE –
The 52 year old Italian peace activist who damaged two F16s at Woensdrecht airbase on Wednesday, also appears to have destroyed the instrument panels in the aircraft.
The man, S.V., knew his way around the base from an old map that he got while doing actions together with Kees Koning. V. climbed over the fence of the base on Wednesday morning. In a hangar, he did millions of euros worth of damage to two F16s. One of the planes will possible need the whole steering system to be replaced.
The air force is still investigating how the man could enter the hangar. “He had an old map of the base. He was here with Kees Koning once for an action. He waited outside the fence on that occasion.“, said his lawyer Huib van der Hout.
The Italian, who has spent several years in Holland, beat on the F16s as a statement against nuclear weapons. One day before his action was the 60th anniversary of the destruction of Nagasaki by an American nuclear weapon.
The rechter-commissaris decide yesterday that S.V. should spend 14 more days in custody. Because the man was caught in the act, and has admitted everything, the legal investogation is already completed. He will appear before the police court on 1st September.
