The independent judge is a precious and essential part of our judicial system. This means that, in general, court rulings simply have to be respected. If you don’t agree, the system offers appeal options.
While the system seems to be fair and balanced, not all court rulings are properly understood and at times it is hard to explain why a ruling went a certain way.
This is for instance the case with the decision by Dutch courts to shield the names of two police officers who are on trial for the death of Aruban Mitch Henriquez. The attorneys for the Henriquez family have done their utmost to obtain these names but to no avail. Click here to read Hilbert Haar's opinion piece...