Ivan Leko (via lawyer Walter Van Steenbrugge): “After the 'Pano' report, we knew this was coming. And I note that a number of allegations against my client, such as money laundering, are not included. I will study the file further and we will defend ourselves in court.
Lawyers of suspects in Operation Zero: “Finally we can defend client in court”
Walter Van Steenbrugge, the lawyer of Ivan Leko, who as a coach of various Belgian clubs is suspected of having taken black money on transfers, is also eager: "I have always said that we have very good arguments and that we like them very much. to develop in court."
Victims seek definitive European ruling on Vatican immunity
Lawyers for the victims asked the court's Grand Chamber to hear the case, after a lower Chamber judgment in October agreed that the Vatican couldn't be sued in a local Belgian court because it enjoys sovereign immunity. The lower judgment concurred with Belgian courts that had dismissed the case, also determining that...
Leko takes his former broker Veljkovic to court: 'I am not a cheating trainer'
Ivan Leko (43) drags real estate agent Dejan Veljkovic (51) to the Antwerp court after he made serious accusations in his book, in this newspaper and in the broadcast of the interpretation program Pano. Accusations about black money flows and making money as a trainer when transferring players. Leko speaks of irrevocable reputational damage. "I'm not a cheating trainer."
Victims of sexual abuse in the Church return to European Court
Victims of sexual abuse within the Church are again going to the European Court of Human Rights. This is reported by the office of lawyer Walter van Steenbrugge on Thursday. In October, that court ruled that there had been no violation of the Convention on Human Rights in…
