Annoyed lawyers post Holleeder-tapes online

3 months ago

Gisèle Pelicot: Judge shocks France after decision to allow public to see video evidence in mass rape case

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3 months ago

French Judge Allows Public to See Rape Videos in Landmark Case

Associated Press

A French judge allows the public to see some of the video evidence from the trial of dozens of men accused of raping an unconscious woman whose now former husband repeatedly drugged her so that he and others could assault her. The decision comes after a two-week legal battle in which journalists argued that the videos were crucial for a …

Law Crime Social Issues Media Avignon

4 months, 1 week ago

Las Vegas politician jailed for life for killing investigative journalist

Al Jazeera

Former public administrator Robert Telles sentenced to life after being found guilty of 2022 murder of Jeff German. Employees from the Clark County public administrator’s office, some of whom had asked German to investigate Telles, embraced and wiped away tears, all wearing red shirts and badges showing the reporter’s face. “Jeff was killed for doing the kind of work in …

Las Vegas Las German Vegas Journalist Telles

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Jurors to hear opening statements in trial of ex-politician accused of killing Las Vegas reporter

The Independent

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Las Vegas German Killing Telles

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Hand in hand: memorial to murdered journalist Peter R de Vries

Dutch News

“He was truly one of a kind.” With these words, the daughter of murdered journalist Peter R de Vries announced the unveiling of an extraordinary statue in the heart of Amsterdam. If we can pass this on to our children, all will indeed be well.” The statue was unveiled by four people who had been helped by de Vries: Anja …

Peter Vries De Vries

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Hand in hand: memorial to murdered journalist Peter R de Vries

Dutch News

“He was truly one of a kind.” With these words, the daughter of murdered journalist Peter R de Vries announced the unveiling of an extraordinary statue in the heart of Amsterdam. If we can pass this on to our children, all will indeed be well.” The statue was unveiled by four people who had been helped by de Vries: Anja …

Peter Vries De Vries

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Gerard Depardieu accused of attacking ‘the king’ of paparazzi at Harry’s Bar in Rome

CNN

Rome CNN — In a scene reminiscent of La Dolce Vita era, French actor Gerard Depardieu has been accused of attacking celebrity photographer Rino Barillari outside Harry’s Bar on the famed Via Veneto in Rome. Police confirmed to CNN that “a local photographer” had filed a complaint around an incident at Harry’s Bar on Tuesday, but did not divulge the …

Sexual Assault Bar French Cnn Rome Depardieu Barillari

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Trial starts in Amsterdam of 9 suspects in 2021 slaying of investigative journalist

LA Times

A long-delayed trial opened Tuesday of nine men accused of involvement in the fatal 2021 shooting on a downtown Amsterdam street of a prominent Dutch investigative journalist. King Willem-Alexander called it “an attack on journalism, the cornerstone of our constitutional state, and therefore also an attack on the rule of law.” De Vries had been an advisor and confidant of …

Trial Suspects De Vries

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Man arrested in connection with shooting claiming two victims

Dutch News

Police have arrested a man in connection with the deaths of two people on Tuesday morning in the village of Weiteveen in Drenthe, near the border with Germany. Local broadcaster RTV Drenthe said one of the victims was found in a car, the other in a house in the village. A subsequent search uncovered the body of the victims, a …

Man Shooting Claiming

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Man arrested in connection with shooting claiming two victims

Dutch News

Police have arrested a man in connection with the deaths of two people on Tuesday morning in the village of Weiteveen in Drenthe, near the border with Germany. Local broadcaster RTV Drenthe said one of the victims was found in a car, the other in a house in the village. A subsequent search uncovered the body of the victims, a …

Man

1 year, 3 months ago

Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo sue over leaked audio recording

LA Times

Two prominent Los Angeles political figures are suing over an incendiary secret recording that upended City Hall nearly a year ago, according to filings posted on the Superior Court’s website. “But the most glaring fact omitted from the public discourse over this conversation is that Mr. Cedillo never made any comment that was even remotely offensive during the illegally recorded …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Main suspect in Peter R. de Vries murder was trying to establish a Polish mafia

NL Times

Five Polish suspects involved in a major criminal case in a court in Zwolle were allegedly directed by one of the main suspects in the murder of crime reporter Peter R. de Vries, who was gunned down in Amsterdam on 6 July 2021. According to a witness with the code name 5089 in that case, Krystian M., who allegedly helped …

Suspects Case Suspect Polish

1 year, 4 months ago

Depp vs Heard docuseries: Social media clowns get unmasked as true villains of ‘a marriage on trial’?

Hindustan Times

On paper, Netflix's three-part documentary Depp vs Heard reveals nothing new about the trial itself. In April 2022, Fairfax County in Virginia and the rest of the world witnessed superstar Johnny Depp and his actor ex-wife Amber Heard hurl accusations of defamation, domestic violence, sexual assault and harassment against one another in what was likely the most famous lawsuit of …

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1 year, 5 months ago

‘Depp v. Heard’: New Netflix documentary examines the defamation case that captured the world

LA Times

The trailer just dropped for a new Netflix documentary that examines how a defamation trial became a global fixation. “Depp v. Heard” is a three-part series examining the infamous defamation case between “Pirates of the Caribbean” star Johnny Depp and his ex-wife “The Rum Diary” star Amber Heard. TikTok videos also praised Depp attorney Camille Vasquez, with some showing people …

Heard Depp Vasquez Tiktok V

1 year, 5 months ago

Jury finds 6 people guilty of terrorist murder in 2016 Brussels extremist attacks that killed 32

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — A jury on Tuesday found six people guilty of terrorist murder for extremist attacks at the Brussels airport and a busy subway station that killed 32 people in Belgium’s deadliest peacetime violence, part of a wave of attacks in Europe linked to the Islamic State group. Among those convicted for their role in the 2016 Brussels suicide bombing …

Brussels Trial Attack Jury Paris Attacks Belgian

1 year, 5 months ago

Holocaust denier facing extradition to France has hearing moved to October

The Independent

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France Holocaust Reynouard Hearing Moved

1 year, 7 months ago

Marengo gangland trial resumes at high security Amsterdam court

Dutch News

One of the biggest murder trials in the history of the Netherlands resumes under tight security on Monday morning. The so-called Marengo trial, which started over two years ago, is now drawing to a close but as yet it is unclear what the impact of the arrest of the main suspect’s lawyer will have on the next few days. The …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Marengo gangland trial resumes at high security Amsterdam court

Dutch News

One of the biggest murder trials in the history of the Netherlands resumes under tight security on Monday morning. The so-called Marengo trial, which started over two years ago, is now drawing to a close but as yet it is unclear what the impact of the arrest of the main suspect’s lawyer will have on the next few days. The …

Trial Marengo R Taghi

1 year, 9 months ago

Ninth person suspected of Peter R. de Vries murder to be arrested "soon"

NL Times

The Public Prosecution Service announced on Friday that it expects a new arrest in the murder case of Peter R. de Vries. Immediately after Peter R. de Vries was shot on Lange Leidsedwarsstraat in the Amsterdam city center, images of him lying unconscious and seriously injured on the street circulated en masse on social media. For example, searches were used …

Case Peter Vries De Vries

1 year, 9 months ago

Prosecutor to release video of death of man in custody

Associated Press

DINWIDDIE, Va. — Prosecutors plan next week to release the video that led authorities in Virginia to charge seven deputies and three state mental hospital employees with second-degree murder in the death of a handcuffed and shackled man. With their blessing, the footage will be released to the public in the next several days, Dinwiddie County Commonwealth’s Attorney Ann Cabell …

Video Attorney Richmond Otieno

1 year, 10 months ago

Security of murdered lawyer, crime reporter fragmented, signals missed: Safety Board

NL Times

The security of threatened persons is fragmented across too many services that don’t share relevant information about what a threat entails well enough, the Dutch Safety Board said in a report on the assassinations of Reduan B., Derk Wiersum and Pieter R. de Vries. “Blocking can lead to risks for people who need protection, while sharing can lead to problems …

Security Surveillance Information Service De Vries Nabil Ovv

1 year, 10 months ago

Long-awaited report into Peter R. de Vries murder to be released Wednesday

NL Times

On Wednesday, the Dutch Safety Board will publish its long-awaited findings into the security and protection for three men who were murdered, including investigative journalist Peter R. de Vries, attorney Derk Wiersum, and Reduan B. All three were connected to Nabil B., the key prosecution witness in the Marengo Proceedings, an ongoing trial into multiple assassinations and attempted homicides with …

De Vries Ovv Wiersum

1 year, 11 months ago

Another new suspect arrested in 2021 assassination of journalist Peter R. de Vries

NL Times

Police in the Netherlands arrested at least the eighth man accused of involvement in the murder of crime reporter Peter R. de Vries. Delano G., a 23-year-old from Rotterdam, was found in a car with 36-year-old Polish man Kamil E. Delano G. is believed to have pulled the trigger, while E. served as his getaway driver. The witness said that …

Murder Arrested De Vries

2 years ago

Evidence linking new suspect to journalist's assassination detailed in trial restart

NL Times

The Public Prosecution Service believes that there is an abundant amount of evidence proving that 30-year-old Polish man Konrad W. was involved in the murder of journalist Peter R. de Vries. Last year, the Public Prosecution Service demanded life imprisonment against G., who is suspected of pulling the trigger, and E., who is accused of driving the getaway car. The …

Murder Suspect De Vries

2 years ago

Alleged drug lord plotted kidnapping of Dutch PM Rutte, witness claims

NL Times

The potential threat that prompted an increase of security around Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte was connected to the investigation into the assassination of journalist Peter R. de Vries. The same witness also linked both plots to Ridouan Taghi, the alleged drug lord wanted by Dutch police for years until his arrest in Dubai at the end of 2019. According …

Dutch Witness Case Rutte Vries Eddy De Vries

2 years, 2 months ago

Court orders new trial in Peter R. de Vries murder after new arrests, delays

NL Times

The criminal trial against the two men suspected of fatally shooting Peter R. de Vries will start over, the Amsterdam court decided on Thursday. The trial against suspected gunman Delano G. and alleged reconnaissance man and getaway driver Kamil E. made it all the way to just before sentencing when the Public Prosecution Service revealed new evidence and arrested new …

Court Orders De Vries

2 years, 2 months ago

Two arrests made in 40-year-old murder case of Dutch IKON journalists in El Salvador

NL Times

Two suspects were arrested on Friday for the murder of four Dutch journalists in El Salvador in 1982, Salvadoran media have reported. El Salvador has also requested the U.S. to extradite Colonel Mario Reyes Mena, another suspect in the case who is believed to be the main person responsible for the murders. The case concerns the murder of four Dutch …

Dutch Murder Salvador El Salvador Salvadoran Zembla Reyes Mena

2 years, 3 months ago

De Vries murdered for "putting his nose where it doesn't belong": suspect in tapped call

NL Times

Peter R. de Vries was killed because he “stuck his nose everywhere it doesn’t belong,” one of the suspects in his murder said in a tapped phone call with his girlfriend on the night the crime reporter was murdered. They were right behind the car carrying alleged gunman Delano G. and Kamil E. Later that night, W. was talking on …

Murder His Girlfriend Vries His Nose De Vries Taghi Eenvandaag

2 years, 3 months ago

Suspect detained in Poland in Dutch reporter's slaying

The Independent

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Dutch Netherlands Email Polish De Vries

2 years, 5 months ago

Another suspect arrested for Peter R. de Vries assassination

NL Times

The police arrested another suspect in the investigation into the murder of the crime reporter Peter R. de Vries. The 27-year-old man from Curacao is suspected of indirect involvement in the attack on De Vries in Amsterdam on July 6 last year, the Public Prosecution Service said on Wednesday. The OM also said that a 26-year-old suspect arrested in Spain …

Investigation Vries De Vries R Suspect

2 years, 5 months ago

TikTok’s impact on the Depp-Heard trial takes center stage in a new NBC documentary

LA Times

An NBC News documentary will explore how TikTok swayed public opinion on the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial. NBC News on Wednesday announced “A Marriage on Trial: Johnny Depp, Amber Heard and Truth in the Age of Social Media,” a new documentary that will examine how the social media platform played into the actors’ defamation trial in Fairfax, Va. TikTok …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Court postpones verdict in De Vries murder trial over new information

NL Times

The court in Amsterdam will not rule on Thursday in the case around the murder of Peter R. de Vries. The Public Prosecution Service submitted new information that, according to the court, may be important for its ruling against suspects Delano G. and Kamil E. The new information concerns statements from a protected witness, who allegedly provided information on who …

Murder Information Vries New Information De Vries Taghi Court Postpones

2 years, 6 months ago

New witness in murder of journalist Peter R. de Vries links shooting to crime boss Ridouan Taghi

NL Times

A new witness in the case regarding the murder of Peter R. de Vries told authorities that the crime reporter was assassinated because of his work against Ridouan Taghi, according to RTL Nieuws. “Because he, the journalist, helped the key witness in the case against that Moroccan man,” said the new witness in the case, known as Witness 5089, according …

Murder Witness Case Vries Rtl De Vries Rtl Nieuws

2 years, 6 months ago

Court reopens De Vries murder trial after new details surface

NL Times

One month after prosecutors called for an Amsterdam court to impose life sentences on two men accused of killing Peter R. de Vries, the court said it needs to reopen the case before a verdict can be handed down. The court said on Wednesday that the Public Prosecution Service filed new documents related to the case on July 5, which …

Men De Vries Court Reopens

2 years, 6 months ago

One-year anniversary of Peter R. de Vries shooting

NL Times

Today marks the one-year anniversary of crime reporter Peter R. de Vries being gunned down in Amsterdam. The police arrested two suspects shortly after the shooting, suspected shooter Delano G. and suspected getaway driver and reconnaissance person Kamil E. The Public Prosecution Service recently demanded life in prison against the two of them. Krystian M. is suspected of orchestrating De …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Two more held in Peter R. de Vries murder; Arrests in Spain, Curacao

NL Times

Authorities arrested two more suspects for involvement in the murder of crime reporter Peter R. de Vries in Amsterdam in July last year, the Public Prosecution Service (OM said on Tuesday. According to Het Parool, the two new suspects recorded De Vries' shooting and posted it on social media immediately after it happened. Sources told De Telegraaf that the police …

Murder Arrested Suspect Vries De Vries Spain Curacao

2 years, 6 months ago

Convicted crime boss Willem Holleeder sent to prison for life on appeal

NL Times

The court sentenced Willem Holleeder to life in prison on appeal on Friday. The appeals court considered it proven that the murders were committed on Holleeder's instructions, NOS reports. It concerns the murders of Cor van Hout and Robert ter Haak in 2003, Willem Endstra in 2004, John Mieremet in 2005, Kees Houtman in 2005, and Thomas van der Bijl …

Court His Sisters Holleeder Cor Van Hout

2 years, 6 months ago

Suspect in crime reporter's murder not getting a fair trial, lawyer says

NL Times

Delano G., the 22-year-old accused of shooting and killing Peter R. de Vries last year, has not received a fair trial, one of his lawyers, Ronald van der Horst, said in his plea on Wednesday. According to Van der Horst, the judiciary has “never properly motivated this shadowing.” The OM has “not fought with an open file.” “The anonymization was …

Murder Lawyer Der Vries De Vries Horst Van Der Horst

2 years, 7 months ago

Journalist’s murder trial: Suspect had gunshot residue on him; Defendant blames unknown missing man

NL Times

Kamil E., a suspect in the murder of crime reporter Peter R. de Vries, adjusted his earlier statement in the court in Amsterdam on Tuesday. The 36-year-old E., the alleged getaway driver in De Vries' murder, never mentioned the third man before and did not want to say anything further "because he was not arrested." The court also showed images …

Court Man Suspect Vries Footage De Vries Rtl Boulevard

2 years, 7 months ago

'Strong case': Prosecutors say they're ready for Peter R. de Vries murder trial

NL Times

"A strong case" is how the Public Prosecution Service describes the file surrounding the murder of Peter R. de Vries that will be submitted in its final form to the court in Amsterdam on June 7 and 15. At the last introductory session in the case against E. and G., the OM did not want to say anything about it. …

Murder Vries De Vries G Case

2 years, 7 months ago

Lawyer: Heard was ‘demonized’ by Depp team, social media

Associated Press

FAIRFAX, Va. — Amber Heard was “demonized” by ex-husband Johnny Depp’s legal team and excoriated on social media during a sensational defamation trial that ended with a jury ordering her to pay Depp $15 million, Heard’s lawyer said Thursday. Elaine Bredehoft, one of Heard’s lead attorneys during the trial, said she believes the jury was influenced by a relentless barrage …

Social Media Media Social Jury Heard Depp Bredehoft

2 years, 7 months ago

We need to talk about Depp v Heard

The Independent

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2 years, 8 months ago

LA Times accuses sheriff of ‘outrageous’ effort to ‘criminalise reporting’ after he targeted journalist over his alleged cover-up

The Independent

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2 years, 8 months ago

Video shows enormous queue to get into the Depp v Heard trial

The Independent

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Heard Depp Newsletter Sign Indyarts

2 years, 9 months ago

Covid denier accused of sedition re-arrested after social media appearance

NL Times

Viruswaarheid leader Willem Engel was taken back into custody on Sunday. The Public Prosecution Service said that the 45-year-old Rotterdammer was arrested for violating the terms of his release from pre-trial detention following his earlier arrest on charges of sedition. Engel is suspected of having posted "incendiary coronavirus-related messages" on social media for a long period spanning from June 2020 …

Social Media Engel Weltschmerz Café Weltschmerz

2 years, 9 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The Exploding Sluices and Vanishing Statues Edition – Week 12 2022

Dutch News

Disgrace and disappointment dominate a week in which Hugo de Jonge again dodged questions about his part in a deal to buy substandard face masks that made three enterprising young lobbyists €20 million richer. And there’s plenty of sporting ophef as Louis van Gaal lashes out against FIFA and disgraced football director Marc Overmars is welcomed with open arms and …

Ukraine Dutch Van Gaal

2 years, 9 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The Exploding Sluices and Vanishing Statues Edition – Week 12 2022

Dutch News

Disgrace and disappointment dominate a week in which Hugo de Jonge again dodged questions about his part in a deal to buy substandard face masks that made three enterprising young lobbyists €20 million richer. And there’s plenty of sporting ophef as Louis van Gaal lashes out against FIFA and disgraced football director Marc Overmars is welcomed with open arms and …

Ukraine Dutch Van Gaal

3 years ago

Son of murdered journalist also warned his life is in danger

NL Times

The son of Dutch investigative journalist Peter R. de Vries, who was assassinated on an Amsterdam street, was warned by police that his life is also in danger. Back in July, Gerrit van der Burg, the head of the Public Prosecution Service, also said he believed Peter R. de Vries's murder was linked to the Taghi case. The attack on …

Vries De Vries Taghi Nabil Reduan

3 years ago

Murdered crime reporter Peter R. De Vries asked for protection, son says

NL Times

Crime journalist Peter R. de Vries, who was murdered in July, did not want personal security but did ask for other forms of protection. In a previously unseen Nieuwsuur interview with Peter R. De Vries recorded in February, the crime journalist spoke about the lawyer Derk Wiersum who was gunned down in front of his house in 2019. De Vries …

Son Vries De Vries Nieuwsuur Wiersum

3 years, 1 month ago

Prosecutor seeks life in prison for convicted crime boss Willem Holleeder

NL Times

The Public Prosecution Service recommended a life sentence against Willem Holleeder during its arguments in the appeal of his 2019 conviction. The prosecutors described Holleeder as "unscrupulous, opportunistic and calculating" and as a "master instigator" who acted as a judge and executioner that "had his victims shot." The Public Prosecution Service drew its conclusions from a series of witness statements, …

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