Verdict to Be Delivered In Jumbo CEO Extortion Case
Onder meer in Den Bosch zal de rechtbank uitspraak doen in het afpersingsproces van voormalig Jumbo-ceo Frits van Eerd. Two men face charges of extorting €2.2 million from him.

The central suspect faces a prison sentence but her accomplice a suspended sentence to be served with community service, prosecutors said.

Other Events to Watch Today
A commission of inquiry is to publish a report on unmarried women who were compelled to give up their children in the last century. Thousands are believed to be affected.

The report will examine how it happened and recommend ways to address and recognize the problem.
From 6 pm you can follow live the final blocks of the World Judo Championships in Budapest. There will be Dutch athletes in action in Jus Spijkers, Karen Stevenson and Marit Kamps.



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In Argentina, demonstrators took to the streets of Buenos Aires to protest the house arrest of former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in her home province of Santa Cruz, where she is being investigated for corruption. Kirchner was convicted in 2022 of corruption and defrauding the state, and still insists that he is innocent; that his ordeal is due to political persecution. Supporters gathered holding posters, banners and torches.

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