Av myndighetene i Nederland har mannen fått utbetalt en erstatning på 20 millioner Euro. Men hva hjelper det når han sitter i Thai fengsel og har gjort det siden 2014.
Justisministeren fra Nederland har nylig vært på besøk hos Statsminister Prayuth i Thailand hvor denne saken blant annet sto på agendaen.
For meg virker det skremmende at noe slik skal være mulig. Fullstendig domfellelse og beslag i formue for noe som ikke skulle vært en sak i det hele tatt.
Dutch Justice Minister flies to Bangkok to discuss the case of Dutchman jailed for 75 yrs
It is reported that Dutch prosecutors have already agreed to pay €20 million to the Dutch national whose arrest and imprisonment were sparked by a letter from Dutch authorities to their counterparts in Thailand. Earlier this year, the Dutch Ombudsman sharply criticised the handling of the matter by officials and MPs have called on the Dutch government to work to have Johan Van Laarhoven and his Thai wife returned to the Netherlands.
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Outcry in the Netherlands over the fate of Johan Van Laarhoven serving 75 years in Thai prison
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Ombudsmen in The Hague criticised Dutch officials for their handling of the matter
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