A tweet by Zuhal Demir has gone down badly with Walter and Johan. The Flemish justice minister was reacting to a statement by lawyer Christine Mussche about an offender she was defending: "Before he committed those acts, he was an ordinary boy." Demir could not digest that: "An 'ordinary boy', master Mussche? An ordinary boy does not rape women. There is never an excuse for that. Never. #telage punishment."
A painful slip of the pen of Zuhal Demir, find Walter and Johan. You'll find out in the new episode of Counterfeit. An episode about #metoo. Also following the Jan Fabre trial that gets its decision later this week. The two lawyers note that in these kinds of cases - and there have been a few recently - there is rarely any regret expressed by the perpetrator, even though it would be a good thing for both parties.
And what about the role of the media? The notion Contempt of court pops up. What does it mean and how can it play a role in processes?
- Mr Johan Vande Lanotte and Mr Walter Van Steenbrugge
