Astrid, who lived separately for more than ten years after she had taken a testimony against Willem Holleeder, gave in RTL Tonight To that she doesn’t want to talk bad about her brother. “I know: he is bad. I think he is bad. He is doing and he has done bad things. But I also know him as a brother.” Then she shot full: “I also worshiped him as a child.”
Partly due to the statements of Astrid, Willem Holleeder was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Security ‘between shore and ship’
Astrid goes for RTL Tonight Getting started as a clearer of lawsuits. During the interview, she left in the middle whether she would recommend others to testify. “I would take someone by the hand and say: I went through this.”
Astrid Holleeder (59) leaves anonymity and shows her face for the first time in almost ten years: “It is time to live”
Willem Holleeder’s sister believes that with her security she falls ‘between two stools’. “I am still part of a fight now. I don’t know if I can be here next week. Because I don’t hear anything. People in the field want to do everything for me. But I am in between two organizations.” It was not clear which organizations are involved.
Ten years in hiding
Astrid lived in hiding for years. “Why did that have to take ten years? Why didn’t I see my grandchildren grow up in a normal way? Why couldn’t we go to an amusement park? Why couldn’t we go to a cinema?”
She had to put her work as a lawyer and could only visit family and friends with precautions and under hiding names. “I no longer had a face for many years. Nobody knew what I looked like. Your face is important. If you don’t have that anymore, if you are faceless, you are a ghost. I feel like a ghost.”
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Astrid Holleeder: ‘I came back to life’
Astrid left anonymity last Wednesday. She came into the picture with her face RTL Boulevard. Bee RTL Tonight She said she was very happy with that step. “I can’t explain how much life I have back. I feel that in my body and mind. In the run -up I really came back to life.” She added: “It was a long time ago that I was able to say that I am happy. Even if it takes a day, it has been more than worth it.”