Thursday, 19 December 2013 - 04:32
Journalist wins case against businessman
A journalist, who wrote articles about sexual abuse by a businessman from Limburg, does not have to rectify her evidence, nor does she have to pay the fine of 10,000 euros, demanded by the businessman.The journalist, Sanne Terlingen, twittered about the decision the court in Amsterdam reached in a lawsuit businessman Arthur Paes filed against her.
Terlingen published the article "Paradise for Pedo's" about child sex tourism in Ghana in 2012. In the piece she described the report by a Ghanaian girl against Paes, about years of abuse. Paes has been active for years in the West African country as a real estate entrepreneur.
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Twitter This year a second article appeared in which Terlingen reported the criminal case against Paes closed by the Ghanaian public prosecutor, but that questions were raised about the conduct of the prosecutor in Ghana. In the article Ghanaian sources declare that Paes, who has a lot of influence in a Ghanaian province, influenced the course of justice. Paes filed a lawsuit and demanded Terlingen publish a rectification in the major Dutch newspapers. He also initially demanded a compensation of 100,000 euros, but reduced that amount during the first day of the hearing last week to 10,000 euros. Today, the judge ruled that Terlingen did enough research into the facts. In addition, the court concluded that Terlingen denounced a serious wrongdoing.
Twitter This year a second article appeared in which Terlingen reported the criminal case against Paes closed by the Ghanaian public prosecutor, but that questions were raised about the conduct of the prosecutor in Ghana. In the article Ghanaian sources declare that Paes, who has a lot of influence in a Ghanaian province, influenced the course of justice. Paes filed a lawsuit and demanded Terlingen publish a rectification in the major Dutch newspapers. He also initially demanded a compensation of 100,000 euros, but reduced that amount during the first day of the hearing last week to 10,000 euros. Today, the judge ruled that Terlingen did enough research into the facts. In addition, the court concluded that Terlingen denounced a serious wrongdoing.
