The district court building in The Hague, Netherlands. (Photo via De Rechtspraak)
ASSEN, The Netherlands (CN) After a rare request from the public prosecution service, a Dutch court has dismissed the criminal case against a man accused of holding his children hostage for nearly a decade.
“The suspect has such physical and cognitive limitations that he is unable to follow the court proceeding,” Presiding Judge Elly Läkamp said during Thursday’s hearing before the Assen District Court.
Gerrit Jan van Dorsten, 68, suffered a stroke in 2016 that left him partially paralyzed and unable to speak. In requesting the charges be dropped, the public prosecution service cited the fair trial requirement of the European Convention of Human Rights, saying medical experts have determined that he is physically and mentally unable to stand trial because he cannot assist in his own defense.
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India appeals to extradite terror accused Kuldeep Singh from UK
The 44-year-old is also accused of recruiting youths in Punjab to the banned organisation by offering them money and organising a meeting of separatists in a gurdwara.
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LONDON: The Indian authorities have moved the High Court in London to seek permission to appeal against a magistrates court order turning down the extradition on human rights grounds of Kuldeep Singh, wanted in India as an alleged member of the banned terrorist organisation Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF).
Singh, also known as Keepa Sidhu, is charged with conspiring with others to commit terror activities in Punjab dating back to 2015-16, including a plot to assassinate the then chief minister Parkash Singh Badal and deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal.