Livestream of Press Conference

Invitation: Press conference by French and Dutch judicial authorities, Europol and Eurojust, on the results of working together to dismantle an encrypted communication network used by organised crime groups
   
Where? LIVESTREAM available in English, French and Dutch
https://streams.nfgd.nl/press-conference-2nd-july
   
When? 2 July 2020, 12:00 CET

The press conference will present the results of a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) between judicial and law enforcement authorities in France and The Netherlands to dismantle an encrypted communication network used by organised crime groups. The speakers are:

Eurojust (welcome words):

  • Mr Han Moraal, National Member for The Netherlands

France:

  • Mrs Carole Etienne, Public Prosecutor, Lille
  • Major General Jean-Philippe Lecouffe, Head of the National Criminal Investigation Department, Gendarmerie Nationale
  • Captain Ludovic Dantec, National Office of Criminal Cases, Gendarmerie Nationale

Netherlands:

  • Mr John Lucas, Chief Public Prosecutor
  • Mrs Jannine van den Berg, Chief constable of the Netherlands Police’s Central Unit
  • Mr Andy Kraag, ‎Head of the Central Investigations Division

Europol:

  • Mr Wil van Gemert, Deputy Executive Director of Europol, Operations

Eurojust:

  • Mr Baudoin Thouvenot, National Member for France

The press release and other press materials will be published on Eurojust’s website at 12:30 today.

For questions following the press conference, please contact

  • Cédric LEUX, Public Prosecution Office Lille, 0033 618 178 158, cedric.leux@justice.fr
  • Ludovic Dantec, Captain French Gendarmerie National, 0033 6.67.21.50.37, ludovic.dantec@gendarmerie.interieur.gouv.fr
  • Wim de Bruin, spokesperson Dutch Public Prosecutor’s Office, 0031 6 533 613 97, w.j.de.bruin@om.nl
  • Thomas Aling, spokesperson Dutch National Police, 0031 6 53435752, thomas.aling@politie.nl
  • Thérèse Ariaans, spokesperson Dutch National Police, +31 6 1866 1976, therese.ariaans@politie.nl
  • Europol: Tine Hollevoet, 0031 (0)6 460 567 35, tine.hollevoet@europol.europa.eu
  • Eurojust Media Team, 0031 (0)70 412 55 80, media@eurojust.europa.eu