Wessel seeks provisional release, The Hague Prosecutor: Remaining in prison, final trial is also on 16 September.

It has cited some of the dangers of witness intimidation, while also mentioning September 16th as the date when the final decision will be announced at The Hague, and says it does not make it unproportional to the continuation of detention.

The end “S, the appointment of a first-instance act on September 16, 2026, is not a fundamental change of circumstances that would require reevaluation of the continuation of Wessel's detention or which would make him unproportional. Rather, it confirms that detention will continue only for a limited period of two months, as strictly considered necessary in view of the size and complexity of the case, as well as the importance of confirmed charges.

Taking into account: (i) the continuing climate of intimidation and intervention to witnesses, as well as increased public attention due to the approach of the conviction declaration; (i) the continuing risks of Wessel preventing the development of procedure or other criminal acts that have been handled above; (ii) the inefficiency of alternative measures against detention to neutralise these risks; and (iv) the specific circumstances of the case, which the Judicial Chamber has previously identified, the already limited period of detention does not make it unproportionative, the West> says.