” Living in maximum security prison in Vught G. unbearable ‘
The maximum security prison in Vught. Inset: Lau G. © Reuters
Update Counsel Lau. G., who today committed suicide in the EBI in Vught, say that life in the high-security prison for him was no longer bearable. Crime reporter Peter R. de Vries reports that an overdose of pills G. may become fatal.
G. was yesterday sentenced to life for a double murder in Venray in 2006. According to the court was G. guilty of the murder of two Venray Moroccans, who were caught in the rip of a marijuana plantation. Fourkour Bend and Ella had to kneel down with the face to the wall, after which the two G. gave the neck.
The judge spoke ,, the willful killing of two men. “G. made the day after his conviction an end to his life. His lawyers Marcel Heuvelmans and Geert-Jan Knoops say ,, with pain and sorrow ” taking note of his death.
,, It was a very amiable man who until the end of his life hoping for justice, ” said the lawyers in a statement. ,, Because he and did not get his long stay in the EBI in Vught offered no improvement view, what a situation unbearable for him meant Lau for this must have been mentally G. no longer wearable. ”
mental suffering
The lawyers say the mental suffering of G. closely to have experienced and to have had the hope ,, that he would continue to have sufficient confidence in a just outcome of his criminal case, as well as confidence in the criminal justice system ”.
The death of G. calls according to Heuvelmans and Knoops ,, again the question of the humanity of the EBI system ”. ,, In his memory, we express the hope that justice will learn from this and will continue to seek further humanization of criminal law ”, writing the counselors.
Peter R . de Vries © anp. Suicide with pills
Lau G. may have committed suicide by pills to take. That said crime reporter Peter R. de Vries Friday against the ANP. De Vries got that information from insiders. ,, The question is whether and how he has been able to save on pills. ”
De Vries finds it striking that G. so soon after uttering that sentence has committed suicide beaten. ,, But you see more: prisoners are very creative in finding ways. If someone really wants to die, manage that. “” As examples he mentions someone who has hung on the knob of a heater at a height of 1 meter 10 and a man who knows how to commit suicide with the tap of a sink.
Depressed mood
,, There was a further appeal. Apparently he was in a certain depressive mood ” De Vries outlines a possible scenario:. ,, G. comes back in his cell, goes around ten thirty lying on bed and turns off the light. Then he takes an overdose of pills. “” CCTV helps or not, he thinks. ,, It’s hard to make someone awake every hour to see how he’s ready. That would be a form of torture. ”
De Vries recalls that Lau G. previously attempted suicide. Was that seriously ,, or a demand for attention for his case? For example, he wanted to achieve with it he would fall under another regime in prison? “” And besides G. flight risk was probably a threat to justice.
,, Prosecutors were under the assumption that there threat emanating from or through Lau G. ” Some have De Vries got personal protection for a long time.
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Wrists
G. came in the EBI up after he had cut last year in prison in Grave in one of his wrists. That was probably intended to escape, but the plan miscarried soon. The injury was not that bad. G. repeatedly appealed his stay in the EBI, but he was not transferred.
The Security prison (EBI) in Vught sit flight dangerous criminals who have been placed there temporarily. They receive the same care as all other prisoners, let the Ministry of Security and Justice know. G. was after he had to hear the verdict, offered psychological help.
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