Case against Schotte and Van der Dijs to continue despite inadmissibility request
WILLEMSTAD - The appeal in the Babel case has continued today, despite the request of the defense to declare the proceedings inadmissible. According to the lawyer of former Prime Minister Gerrit Schotte, Geert-Jan More...
A full week for the case against former Prime Minister Gerrit Schotte and his life partner
WILLEMSTAD – The Court of Justice has scheduled a full week for the hearing of the appeal case of former Prime Minister Gerrit Schotte and his life partner Cicely van der Dijs. This case is referred to as Babel. Last More...
More time for investigation into case ‘Babel’; request to hear more witnesses rejected
WILLEMSTAD – On Wednesday, November 16, the Court ruled on the several requests made by the defence team of the former Prime Minister of Curaçao Gerrit Schotte and his life partner Cicely van der Dijs. The defence More...
Appeal Schotte starts October 26
WILLEMSTAD - The first pre-trial of the Appeal in the Babel case starts on Wednesday, October 26th. That was announced by the Public Prosecution (OM). In the Babel case, there are two suspects: Gerrit Schotte and More...
Lawyers Knoops in Curaçao to defend Schotte in Babel case
WILLEMSTAD – The Dutch lawyers Geert-Jan Knoops and his couple Carry Knoops-Hamburger are on the island in connection with the appeal in the Babel case. They are here to assist former Prime Minister Gerrit Schotte More...
Treatment Babel case postponed
WILLEMSTAD - The pre-trial of the Babel case is held until further notice. This was announced to the Public Prosecutor (OM) by the Common Court of Justice. The reason for the postponement is that the lawyers of More...
Knoop and Vaders to defend Schotte
WILLEMSTAD – The former Prime Minister of Curaçao Gerrit Schotte has a new team of lawyers to assist him in the appeal of the Babel case. The well-known criminal lawyer Marije Vaders from Curaçao and lawers More...
Schotte is looking for a new lawyer
WILLEMSTAD – Former Prime Minister and current Member of Parliament Gerrit Schotte needs to find a new lawyer. Schotte confirmed the news that his lawyer Eldon Sulvaran withdrew from his case. He did not give More...
Former Prime Minister Gerrit Schotte strikes back
WILLEMSTAD - Puppets of the AIVD - Member of Parliament Ronald van Raak (SP) is a coup perpetrator and a pawn of the secret services in the Netherlands (AIVD) and of Curaçao (VDC). His spending is so exuberant More...
Schotte’s defense lawyer does not want local judges on appeal
WILLEMSTAD - The defense team of the former Prime Minister of Curaçao and now convicted Member of Parliament, Gerrit Schotte does not want local judges to deal with the appeal in the Babel case. Eldon 'Peppie' More...
