Ministry bounces back: ‘Mad action of Van der Dussen’ – Elsevier

Romano van der Dussen, the man who nine years unjustly has been stuck in Spain, threatening to file a claim against the Dutch state. He accused the Netherlands of 'serious negligence', but the ministry of Foreign Affairs says that it’s a 'crucial' role.

Van der Dussen was in 2006 sentenced to a term of imprisonment for rape. He has always maintained his innocence, but on the basis of witness depositions, he was still imprisoned in Spain. The NRC Handelsblad published Monday evening a letter from 2004, which show that the Dutch embassy Spain when already knew that the DNA trace that was found during the study of Van der Dussen was.

the DNA trail of Mark Dixie

Also, the fingerprints were not of the Dutch. Van der Dussen was in February until acquitted. The DNA proved in 2008, convicted British murderer Mark Dixie. 'The netherlands has me just innocent, let the judge while in 2004 it was already obvious that I was the rape never committed kón, ” says Van der Dussen against NRC handelsblad.

at the Beginning of October it became known that Van der Dussen, a compensation of 6 million euro demands of Spain. He also wants to make a claim for damages against the Netherlands, but it is also little known.

According to the ministry of Foreign Affairs was the published letter for years to the public. “A little bit of crazy to get that letter to present it as an important development,' says a spokesperson against AD. “That is simply not so.' However, minister Koenders said that he will only be in 2015, '100 percent certainty about the DNA match'. In addition, says the ministry that the lawyer of Van der Dussen many stitches dropped. Not all errors can the ministry or the embassy be held responsible.

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The ministry has said understand important assistance to Van der Dussen. When a report of Foreign Affairs showed that there were a lot of mistakes were made during the investigation, would the ministry in action. Van der Dussen asserts, however, that the Netherlands is passive fielded and advised him the investigation to discuss with a lawyer.

In 2012, the ministry also the Dutch stichting Prisons, to help in the investigation. When it turned out that the DNA trace of Dixie, and the foundation received a confession from Dixie.