27 mrt 2024 om 14:37 Update: 4 min. geleden
The Public Prosecution Service will not appeal in cassation in the so-called Mallorca case. The court in Leeuwarden acquitted Sanil B., among others, of involvement in the death of Carlo Heuvelman. This seems to finally settle the matter.
A number of the suspects have appealed in cassation, but only against the court’s decision on the amount of compensation. That amount in total is more than 300,000 euros.
A spokesperson for the Supreme Court tells NU.nl that in general the Supreme Court only looks at the cassation complaints as they are submitted. In this case the amount of compensation.
This would make the acquittal of the suspects final for involvement in Carlo’s death. The Public Prosecution Service (OM) held Hein B., Mees T. and Sanil B. responsible for Carlo’s death for a long time. The 27-year-old man died as a result of nightlife violence in Mallorca in July 2021.
On appeal, the Public Prosecution Service said it only had sufficient evidence for Sanil B.’s involvement in Carlo’s death. The court ultimately acquitted all suspects on this point. However, penalties were imposed for other nightlife violence committed during the night of July 13 to 14.
Public Prosecution Service says it sees no grounds for cassation
The Public Prosecution Service says it has extensively studied the judgments of the court in Leeuwarden and concludes that there are no possibilities for cassation.
In cassation proceedings, the Supreme Court examines whether the court of appeal has correctly applied the law and has provided sufficient reasons as to why it reached a certain decision.
The Supreme Court does not look at the content or evidence of a criminal case. “The Public Prosecution Service does not see any grounds for filing an appeal in cassation in the court’s rulings. The Public Prosecution Service has informed the surviving relatives and victims of this,” the justice department said.
One of the people who has appealed in cassation is Hein B. His lawyer Daniel Fontein said in a response to NU.nl that Hein “can, in principle, accept the conviction and sentence.” However, his client is “somewhat surprised by the Court’s considerations regarding the awarded damages and wants to submit this to a cassation lawyer.”
Sanil has also appealed, although this is still provisional to secure the fourteen-day period. “If the cassation is continued later, it will only be when it comes to the amount of compensation,” said his lawyer Anis Boumanjal. “Not that compensation should be awarded, but in particular the amount, which is almost 300,000 euros.”
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