In this episode of Napleiten, Wouter Laumans and criminal lawyer Christian Flokstra discuss a case in which a young journalist was prosecuted for group insult following a controversial column about Israeli tourists. Attorney Maarten Pijnenburg, who assisted the journalist, explains how the case unfolded: from a report by a former teacher to prosecution by the Public Prosecution Service, despite an attempted settlement. The journalist was acquitted twice, but the prosecution went all the way to the Supreme Court, where the acquittal was eventually upheld. Pijnenburg reflects on the case as a legally interesting battle over the limits of freedom of expression, but also expresses concerns about the persistence of the judicial system in this type of case.
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April 10, 2025
The arrest of Vito Shukrula, lawyer for Ridouan Taghi, has hit like a bomb with fellow criminal lawyers. Well-known criminal lawyer Peter Plasman has been equally "shocked and bewildered" by the news. ,,It is of course only a suspicion, but after all the commotion you may assume that the Public Prosecutor's Office (OM) will not act overnight. The OM will think they have a strong case. For now, I assume the prosecution has thought carefully about this arrest. Arresting a lawyer is a very heavy step.'' Plasman also cannot get over the fact that a lawyer seems to have once again functioned as an errand boy.
April 8, 2025
Will a pedometer provide a definitive answer to the death of 30-year-old Laura from Leiden? The Public Prosecutor's Office (OM) thinks so, but the lawyer of the victim's ex, Jordi L'Homme, expects nothing from it, it appeared Monday morning during the fifth preliminary hearing against suspect Paul V.
April 7, 2025
Let the Public Prosecutor's Office handle the lighter cases itself. Then judges can focus on the heavier cases so that there are enough cells for the convicts who really belong there, argues attorney Peter Plasman.
