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| name = Eef Hoos | | name = Eef Hoos | ||
| image = | | image = hoos.jpg | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| birth_name = Evert Hendrik Hoos | | birth_name = Evert Hendrik Hoos | ||
| birth_date = 12 | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1946|6|12|df=yes}} | ||
| birth_place = [[The Hague]] | | birth_place = [[The Hague]] | ||
| nationality = Dutch | | nationality = Dutch | ||
| other_names = | | other_names = De Haagse Al Capone; Bomme Eefie | ||
| occupation = Entrepreneur | | occupation = Entrepreneur | ||
| known_for = Leadership of the debt-collection and enforcement office [[Toetanchamon]]; founder of [[Themis]] | | known_for = Leadership of the debt-collection and enforcement office [[Toetanchamon]]; founder of [[Themis]] | ||
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| imprisonment = mid 1989 – early 1995 | | imprisonment = mid 1989 – early 1995 | ||
| associates = Evgeny Gur | | associates = Evgeny Gur | ||
| | |organizations=[[Toetanchamon]], [[Themis]]|era=[[Vriend Era]]|height=1.79 m}} | ||
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'''Evert Hendrik (Eef) Hoos''' (born 12 June 1946) is a Dutch criminal figure and the fourth member of [[De Vrienden]]. He is commonly known by the nickname | '''Evert Hendrik (Eef) Hoos''' (born 12 June 1946) is a Dutch criminal figure and the fourth member of [[De Vrienden]]. He is commonly known by the nickname “De Haagse Al Capone”. Hoos became associated with the Hague-based debt-collection and enforcement office [[Toetanchamon]], and later founded the ex-detainee advocacy organisation [[Themis]]. | ||
== Early life == | == Early life == | ||
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== Toetanchamon == | == Toetanchamon == | ||
In the 1980s, Hoos became the public face and operational leader of [[Toetanchamon]], a Hague debt-collection office known for intimidation and | In the 1980s, Hoos became the public face and operational leader of [[Toetanchamon]], a Hague-based debt-collection office known for intimidation and violent enforcement practices. The organisation was linked to a series of arson attacks and bombings in and around [[The Hague]] in the late 1980s. | ||
Following critical reporting in the ''Vriendsche Courant'', a car bomb exploded near the publisher [[Noord Pers]]. After a permit request for a security company connected to Toetanchamon was denied, further attacks were reported, including incidents targeting a police station and a social services office. | |||
During the same period, Hoos promoted a plan to | During the same period, Hoos promoted a plan to construct a large chemical-diesel factory designed as a tourist attraction in the harbour area of [[Scheveningen]], which he described as a “fourth wonder of the world.” The proposal was blocked by a municipal alderman. In January 1989, an explosive device was placed beneath the alderman’s vehicle. The device failed to detonate due to a mechanical defect and was later discovered during routine servicing of the car. | ||
Hoos consistently denied involvement in the attacks. | Hoos consistently denied involvement in the attacks. | ||
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== Themis == | == Themis == | ||
2 years after his release, in 1997, Hoos positioned himself as an advocate for (former) detainees and founded [[Themis]], an organisation aimed at supporting ex-prisoners. The organisation published a magazine titled ''The mis-Take'', distributed in prisons. | |||
In 1999, a bombing destroyed the Themis office in [[Almere]]. A former employee later claimed the attack had been carried out on Hoos’s instruction. Plans to rebuild and establish an intake and housing facility for former detainees were repeatedly blocked, including an attempt to relocate to the industrial zone [[De Vaart (Almere)|De Vaart]]. | In 1999, a bombing destroyed the Themis office in [[Almere]]. A former employee later claimed the attack had been carried out on Hoos’s instruction. Plans to rebuild and establish an intake and housing facility for former detainees were repeatedly blocked, including an attempt to relocate to the industrial zone [[De Vaart (Almere)|De Vaart]]. | ||
== Portugal period == | == Portugal period == | ||
Following disputes and failed relocation efforts in the Netherlands, Hoos moved to the [[Algarve]] in [[Portugal]] in 2016. He established the animal crematorium “Creon | Following disputes and failed relocation efforts in the Netherlands, Hoos moved to the [[Algarve]] in [[Portugal]] in 2016. He established the animal crematorium “Creon Sturmlight”. | ||
== Role in De Vrienden == | == Role in De Vrienden == | ||
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This adjustment was not based on chronology but on the later-established symbolic framework that associated each principal family with a fixed numerical identity. From that point onward, Hoos was recognised as the fourth member within the structured identity of the five principal families. | This adjustment was not based on chronology but on the later-established symbolic framework that associated each principal family with a fixed numerical identity. From that point onward, Hoos was recognised as the fourth member within the structured identity of the five principal families. | ||
== Vehicles == | == Vehicles == | ||
Hoos is known to drive: | Hoos is known to drive: | ||
* a white 2014 [[Mercedes-Benz SLS | * a white 2014 [[Mercedes-Benz SLS (Eef Hoos)|Mercedes SLS]] | ||
* a white 1995 [[GMC Yukon]] | * a white 1995 [[GMC Yukon (Eef Hoos)|GMC Yukon]] | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Angelo Noord]] | |||
* [[Martin Paap]] | |||
* [[Imro van Hetten]] | |||
* [[Lourens Schroeter]] | |||
* [[Hoos family]] | * [[Hoos family]] | ||
* [[Toetanchamon]] | * [[Toetanchamon]] | ||
* [[Themis]] | * [[Themis]] | ||
* [[De Vrienden]] | * [[De Vrienden]] | ||
[[Category:Vrienden]] | |||
[[Category:Hoos family]] | |||
[[Category:1946 births]] | |||
[[Category:People]] | |||
[[Category:Living people]] | |||
[[Category:Vriend Era]] | |||