Trial starts in Amsterdam of suspects accused in 2021 killing of crime reporter

Peter R de Vries was a popular Dutch reporter and television presenter (Peter Dejong/AP)

The long-delayed trial of nine men accused of involvement in the fatal 2021 shooting on an Amsterdam street of prominent Dutch investigative reporter Peter R de Vries has opened.

Among the suspects is Delano G, who is accused of shooting De Vries in broad daylight on July 6 2021. Under Dutch privacy law, suspects are identified only by their first name and the first initial of their family name.