Judgement case Somali pirates

Posted by on juni 17, 2010 · 1 Comment 

Judgement case Somali pirates

Today the district court of Rotterdam rendered judgement in the case of five Somali men suspected of piracy. They were arrested in the Gulf of Aden on 2 January 2009 by a Danish naval vessel at an attack of the Samanyolu, flying under the flag of the Netherlands Antilles. They were transferred to the Netherlands on 10 February 2009 for trial.
The defences put forward by the lawyers to bar the prosecutor have not been granted. One of the questions to be answered in that respect was whether the Dutch court has jurisdiction in this case.

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Hoge Raad quashes judgment court of appeal The Hague in case of Guus K

Posted by on mei 13, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Hoge Raad quashes judgment court of appeal The Hague in case of Guus K

The core of the judgment is that the refusal of the court of appeal The Hague to sustain the request of the public prosecution office to refer the case to the examining magistrate to hear two witnesses anonymously, is insufficiently motivated.BackgroundThe suspect Guus K. is prosecuted for the alleged involvement in war crimes committed by Liberian forces and/or militians and involvement in illegal arms deals with the regime of Charles Taylor between 2000 and 2003.The district court of The Hague has sentenced Guus K.

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