Hostage-taking bar owner faces 14 years in jail
The public prosecution department has called for a 14 year jail sentence for a frustrated bar owner who took city council officials hostage at Almelo town hall in June 2008.
Ahmet O was jailed for nine years in 2009 but his case has now come to appeal.
The 41-year-old was angry about delays for a permit to operate his café. No-one was hurt in the hostage-taking, which lasted several hours.
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