Tag: Court
Laurent Binet leads the investigation at the Medici court
Laurent Binet was a literature teacher for ten years in Seine-Saint-Denis. He is the author of HHhH (2010, Goncourt Prize for the first novel), The seventh function of language (2015,…
Franco-era torture victims testify in court
full screen A man looks at a floral tribute to the dictator at the Mingorrubio cemetery outside Madrid, where Francisco Franco’s remains were moved in 2019. File photo. Photo: Manu…
In Montenegro, mafiosi dig a tunnel and rob… the High Court of Justice
This is an incredible story set in Montenegro. The small state is struggling with organized crime, particularly violent mafia clans involved in international cocaine trafficking. These criminal groups managed to…
Linda Ardebäck is the official court purveyor of the king of Sweden – that’s why she knows the king’s chocolate taste exactly
When Karle XVI Kustaa celebrates his 50-year reign, chocolate confections specially created for the anniversary are served in the castle. Konvenhdit was made by one of about 130 court contractors.…
Man from Woerden guilty of GHB poisoning of stepdaughter (2)
Woerden – A 23-year-old man from Woerden has been given a community service order of 120 hours and a suspended prison sentence of two months for leaving a GHB bottle…
Acquittal for Doorn healthcare institution employee after death of client
“If you, as a healthcare worker, are responsible for the maintenance, nursing or care of someone, you are only punishable if you deliberately place or leave that person in a…
Judge does not give Big Bazar more time, bankruptcy threatens again
Province of Utrecht – Big Bazar does not have more time to make agreements with creditors. The court in Leeuwarden has refused for the second time to impose a so-called…
3.5 years in prison for Utrechter who trafficked in heroin and cocaine
Utrecht – A 30-year-old Utrecht judge has been given a prison sentence of 3.5 years for drug trafficking. He has supplied other drug dealers with cocaine and heroin. One of…
Houseboat resident Breukelen is not allowed by the judge to cross farmer’s land to his ark
To get to his houseboat in the side ditch of the river Aa, the man has to cross a farmer’s land. But at the beginning of this year, the farmer,…
Care managers are also convicted in the Court of Appeal
A total of three managers at the company were indicted for violating the freedom of communication in April 2022, and in October two of the three defendants were convicted. The…