Parents shocked: The Netherlands grabbed two teenagers who were spying for the Russian Federation - the media

To spread: two 17-year-old students were probably recruited by the Russian special services. Police suspects guys performing hacker tasks in the Hague. On Monday, at about 4:50 pm, a 17-year-old teenager was homework at home, when at least 8 strangers in balaclava appeared in the house in the house. They had a search warrant and ran up immediately, saying "espionage" and "providing services to a foreign country".

On that day, the boy was detained, and on September 25, the investigating judge decided to leave him in custody for another 14 days. The details were shared in Detelegraaf. According to the investigation, the 17-year-old detainee contained through Telegram with a pro-Russian hacker, and his peer was also in the group. The prosecutor's office officially does not disclose the details of the case because of the age of the suspects, only confirms the fact of detention.

However, the boy's father said that he was considered involved in trying to intercept Wi-Fi-networks in the Hague using a special device. At the same time, the route ran past the buildings of Europol, European Embassy and the Embassy of Canada. The family did not suspect that a teenager could have a secret. He led the ordinary life - he went to school, worked hockey, worked in a supermarket and even slept with a teddy toy.

The father suggests that the schoolboy could get into the Russian trap because of the attraction to the thrill, because at home "peace, cleanliness and order" prevail. " The man confessed that he feels very tired and survives thanks to coffee. He described his son as a fanatical gamer who is known on computers and is fascinated by hacking. However, he was not a problematic teenager, did not even go to parties.

"We raise our children, preparing them for various dangers in life: smoking, wapping, alcohol and drugs. But not for that. Who thinks about it?" The father confessed. For parents, the guy's arrest was a complete surprise. They find themselves in an unfamiliar world and feel powerless, and they consider their son naive. "My son is not interested in politics at all. I can't even imagine that it happened. I know he is interested in hacking. But we had no idea what he did," my father said.

He said that the teenager was very scared. At the same time, his lawyer Michael Ruperty claims that the police acted too cruelly during the search. Another detainee on September 25 was decided to release the house arrest with an electronic bracelet. "This is probably the first case in the Netherlands, when a foreign country is recruited by minors," the publication said. Since May, the country has been enhanced by other countries' intervention.

Secret agents who work to the detriment of national interests can threaten up to 8 years in prison. Researcher Bart Shurman stressed that it was a "unique case for the Netherlands". "If you analyze the cases in which Russia uses" disposable agents ", you can usually see a curator who is hiding on an anonymous account on Telegram. Mediators often work, so it is difficult to determine who is actually behind it," the expert said.