Former real estate giant Ger Visser has been sentenced to several years in prison for his involvement in fraud at Eurocommerce and his actions leading up to the company’s bankruptcy. Visser’s unethical behavior included selling his house for a mere one euro to a foundation owned by himself and his wife, granting his daughter ownership … Read more
The Rotterdam court states that an employee’s political conviction cannot be a reason for dismissal. If the behavior and ideas of the employee are at odds with those of the foundation, this could possibly be grounds for dismissal at the end of the employment, but not before. The judge also points out that the UWV … Read more
The couple proposes mediation, which postpones the criminal case. The father closes with, “Dear all. I could say much more. We miss you, your loving father and mother.” A personal letter was written for each child. The stack, with the name handwritten on it, is handed over to victim lawyer Nelleke Stolk.
News hourIsraeli Prime Minister Netanyahu today NOS News•today, 15:07 In Israel, a law has been passed that makes it a lot more difficult to declare a sitting prime minister unfit. The law is an important step for Prime Minister Netanyahu, who is embroiled in a long-running corruption trial. Under the new law, a prime minister … Read more
Trial of the Brussels attacks: systematic searches prohibited The defendants in the trial for the 2016 Brussels jihadist attacks will no longer be able to undergo systematic searches, a council chamber judge decided on Thursday 29 December, ordering the Belgian state to cease this practice at the center of a dispute that had led to … Read more
At the time, aged 18-19, Irmgard Furchner worked as a typist and secretary to the camp commandant, Paul Werner Hoppe. According to her defense, the trial did not prove that she had knowledge of the systematic murders in Stutthof. But the argument was quickly brushed aside by the judges. Refuting the idea that she had … Read more
Fort Worth Police Department / AFP ANNOUNCEMENTS•today, 10:49 pm A former Texas police officer has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for killing 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson. The black woman was killed in the same house as her in 2019. The former agent faced a prison sentence of up to twenty years, but a jury … Read more
AFP extension ANNOUNCEMENTS•today, 21:29•Edited today, 22:07 Amber Heard and Johnny Depp have settled the defamation lawsuits the Hollywood stars had filed against each other. Previously, Heard and Depp both appealed the jury’s verdict in the turbulent trial. Both plaintiffs are now withdrawing their appeal. Heard writes on Instagram that it was a “really tough decision” … Read more