 The Dutch government attempted to declare him insane, because of his inability to provide a political reason for his actions, other than his care for the environment.This was unsuccessful and the prisoner was sentenced to three years for damaging property

Due to the increased popularity of the environmental movement, as well as the animal liberation movement and estimates that five ALF actions occurred per day, police carried out a series of raids against animal rights and environmental activists.In total, there were 55 homes raided against suspected ALF and ELF activists, including an individual in Italy.