“Who filed this?” he asked the clerk.
Meijer looked down at the paper again. In the bottom margin, in tiny print, he now noticed a line he had missed: Original file: NL-2025-1442 – State v. [redacted] – Charges dismissed due to national security. docket court nl
The prosecutor, a young woman named Van der Berg, stood. Her hands trembled slightly as she opened her own folder. “Your Honor, the state’s case is brief. On November 3, the defendant used a modified radio transmitter to inject a false data stream into the control network of the Markermeer sluice complex. She triggered a simulated water level rise of 1.8 meters. The system responded by pre-opening the emergency spillways. Had we not noticed within twelve minutes, the IJsselmeer would have dropped by thirty centimeters—enough to strand cargo ships for a week.” “Who filed this
“Ms. de Wit,” Meijer said, “even a simulated breach of a flood defense is a violation of the Cybercrime Act. Article 138ab. You understand that.” [redacted] – Charges dismissed due to national security
The clerk handed Meijer a single sheet of paper. It was the afternoon docket for Court 4B of the Amsterdam District Court. At the top, in the usual dry typography, it read:
“On what evidence?”
Anouk turned. “Did you close the hole?”