Marco Borsato will not be filmed next week during the substantive hearing of the abuse case against him, Shownieuws reports. “I think he learned from the Ali B trial.”
At one point the trial against Ali B became a real media circus: the rapper stood very amicably in the corridors of the court during breaks, and he was also allowed to be filmed during the treatment. How different will this be in the Marco Borsato case. He explicitly forbids recordings of him to be made.
Marco not filmed
Bram Moszkowicz states that Marco wants to handle the matter as privately as possible. “What is new today is that it has become known – through our editorial team, I must add – that Marco does not want to be filmed,” he tells the desk of Show news.
He continues: “The voice is audible, but he has chosen and made it known and the court also agrees that he will not be visible when he is sitting behind the bench. It is in accordance with the guidelines. The moment the suspect indicates: I do not want to be filmed, then no filming will take place.”
Learned from Ali B?
Ali B was filmed, but made a bad impression on the country by complaining ‘that he is so tired’. “That is an example of what not to do. Perhaps Borsato and his lawyers have also learned from that,” says Bram.
He continues: “I don’t really see the importance of it. We all know what that man looks like. You will see it every time, in every program. Those images will always remain. You will hear his voice.”
Focused
It makes no difference at all for the sentencing whether Marco is filmed or not, according to Bram. “At most it has an influence on the public’s perception.”
Tooske: “Then even more people will be focused on the moment he arrives at that court, because that is actually the only moment.”
Bram finally: “Yes, that is the only time you will see him there in that shop.”