No prison, but intensive treatment in a tbs clinic. As far as lawyers Serge Weening and Joost de Bruin are concerned, that is the only suitable solution for Thijs H. (28), who stabbed three people to death in May 2019.
Justice is diametrically opposed to the lawyers and on Tuesday demanded 24 years in prison and a tbs sentence.
No punishment
Thijs and his lawyers have been telling the story of psychotic periods since August 2019, during which the Brunssum 20-year-old stabbed a woman in The Hague and a man and a woman to death on the Brunssummerheide. Experts from the Pieter Baan Center observed the suspect for seven weeks and recommend declaring him completely insane. No punishment, therefore.
Evidence missing
According to the lawyers, there is not a word of French in that opinion and the judge, when he rules on July 30, will have no choice but to follow that advice. "The prosecution on Tuesday made several points that we think, 'It's just really not right for this to be put forward as evidence.' They are trying everything to question the reliability of the Pieter Baan Center report," De Bruin said in his plea.
Desirable answers
Justice is indeed critical of the experts' report. Thijs would have caused his psychoses himself partly through drug and wrong medication use and the report would have been influenced too much by Thijs' parents. The Brunssum twentysomething would also have fooled reporters with desirable answers.
Completely unfit
Attorney De Bruin countered Wednesday. "If even half of the criticism of the judiciary is true, then the reporters are completely unfit for their profession. Then how could we ever trust reports from the Pieter Baan Center again?" According to De Bruin, it is incompatible that the Justice Department does not question the expertise of the reporters, but their conclusion does.
According to Weening, Thijs was also extensively tested for simulation, or more simply, it was examined whether Thijs feigned his mental state. "There was no evidence of that at all," the lawyer said.
Criticism of lawyer
On Tuesday, Weening got wind of the case. Justice blamed him, among other things, for having contact with Thijs' family while the case was still in restraints. At that time it is strictly forbidden to talk about the case. He was also alleged to have spoken to witnesses and possibly influenced them, the Justice Department claimed.
Sneer after sneer
De Bruin stood up for his colleague on Wednesday. "There was sneer after sneer handed out. If my office colleague was wrong, more than a year ago, why was there no request for clarification? Why was no report made to the Dean of Advocacy?" Weening says he himself did not provide information at any time when he was not supposed to.
Lame bullshit
The last word Wednesday was to the lead actor. "Once again I want to deeply apologize for what happened. This should never have happened and I would like nothing more than to have this undone. The sadness is also great with me, that's no slacking off. On the contrary, I was someone who always helped other people. Now I am the one who needs help."
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