The chances are tiny that former military Jitse Akse sentenced for killing IS fighters in Syria. So say experts in international criminal law.
According to experts, could be a matter of the Public Prosecutor against the Fries are weak, because the main evidence appears to consist of statements by Akse on Facebook and in the TV program EenVandaag. In it he said to have IS militants slain.
Criminal Lawyer Geert Jan Knoops: "His statement is too general, for example, he mentions no specific acts or victims." Professor of international criminal law Göran Sluiter agrees: "A single confession is not enough, you'll spot to do research and gather evidence that he is responsible for killing other people."
Because Syria is a war zone, research is on site almost impossible.
Confession
The only way it can gather enough evidence against Akse OM, as he makes a confession. Knoops: "So the likelihood of prosecution is very small, as long as he does not give details."
Akse was arrested Wednesday. He was released after questioning, but had to surrender his passport. The Public Prosecution Service decides whether the former soldier is prosecuted as the police investigation is completed.
Pillory
Akse's lawyer will find it special that the prosecution so early has sought publicity. "The entire investigation of the OM is very premature and based on two interviews she gave my client," said Mireille Grinwis-Veldman. She believes that the OM first thorough research should do before seeking publicity and a criminal case begins.
Grinwis-Veldman finds it astonishing that the case be taken up so big. "My client is accused of multiple murder," said the lawyer. She speaks of a complex war situation in Syria. "People are shooting each other because of hundreds of meters, so it is already difficult to say what you hit."
The prosecution must come according to her with more facts than the two interviews, and this is the research needed in the war zone.
Overwhelmed
Akse is currently hiding somewhere in the Netherlands and does not give interviews. "He is overwhelmed with responses and welcome all expressions of support he gets," says his lawyer.
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