The Dutch Public Prosecution Service has asked a judge to impose six years in prison on a man accused of acting as an information broker. Prosecutors say he extracted data from municipal systems and resold it to criminals. Criminals then used the addresses obtained through the sales to carry out serious violence. The case concerns the alleged illegal trade in sensitive personal information and the harm that followed from its circulation. The six-year term sought by prosecutors is the punishment requested at this stage of the case. The suspect has not yet been convicted, and the final penalty will be set by the court. Neither the man's identity nor the municipalities affected was named in the report.