“There is nothing to divide because there is nothing,” says Luc Gheysens, Jo Lernout’s lawyer. “Jo, whom I defended, and Pol, who I know, have nothing. They came out of the case destitute. Those people live in poverty. I never put my hand in the fire for clients, but for Jo and Pol. .. They have nothing and you can see that. You can’t have a fortune for 20 years and hide it.”
Gheysens also has “zero pity” for the victims. “I have always said: you suffered a loss, but actually that is your own fault, big bump. In August 2000, that article was in the Wall Street Journal (which highlighted abuses at L&H, ed.). Then those shares went downhill. But for 1 year everyone has been given the chance to sell their shares If you don’t do that then don’t stand at the wailing wall You play the stock market you buy and sell If you play badly you shouldn’t address to others.”
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