Privacy of Terror Suspect Muhammed K. (19) Extremely Important According to Judge: 'Phone Checked a Maximum of Twelve Times a Year'

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Muhammed K., the 19-year-old who was arrested for terrorism in Eindhoven on Wednesday morning, was under heightened supervision following a previous conviction and was being treated for his radical ideas. However, the judge ruled in 2024 that the probation service was not allowed to check his computers and phones too often: ‘a maximum of twelve times a year’. Is the approach to terrorists too soft, and is deradicalization a waste of effort?