Ali B is extremely disappointed now that he has been sentenced to three years in prison. He will appeal against the ruling in cassation, but does that make sense? “He could do better with castration!”, it sounds.
It’s over for Ali B: the rapper must disappear behind bars for three years. He is postponing the moment when he has to go to jail, because he has appealed against the ruling on appeal. Does it make sense or is it really just a stay of execution? It appears that the latter is the case, according to former criminal lawyer Bram Moszkowicz.
Pure procedure
Bram points out that the case will not be heard again. “The Supreme Court only looks at the correct application of the law. I will give an example: Swier asked for a witness in this case – I’m just saying something – and the Court said: ‘No, you won’t get one.’ You can complain about that to the Supreme Court.”
He puts in Show news that the substantive judgment of the judge remains intact. “It is purely procedural about the correct application of the law. Not substantive.”
In castration
It is completely pointless, according to Story boss Guido den Aantrekker. “I heard today that someone said: ‘It would be better for him to be castrated’, but that was a very nasty joke.”
Bram: “It is clear why he does it, because as long as he appeals, the sentence he has received cannot be enforced, because it is not irrevocable.”
Support certificate
RTL Boulevard gown Clarice Stenger had expected an acquittal. “That lies in the supporting evidence, that lies in the consistency. Particularly with Naomi, I would have really aimed for an acquittal there, because her statement was not consistent,” she says in the show section.
Bridget Maasland does believe in Ali’s guilt. “I still have the feeling that he really fully believes in his innocence. I think that of course also has a bit to do with his star status. Of course he has always gotten away with everything, do you think that also played a role?”
Convince
Reporter Aran Bade thinks so. “Certainly. I think he also went into 2024 with that feeling, of: I am going to convince you all that my story can finally be told and that you have been influenced by that BOOS broadcast. That has come back like a boomerang.”
It is more than right that Ali disappears behind bars, says show expert Albert Verlinde. “Pride comes before a fall. You have seen in recent years that he has started to imagine himself so invincible. Both in his attitude towards people and in this case,” he says in RTL Tonight.
Nothing wrong
Albert thinks that Ali really thinks he could do all this. “I honestly think he still thinks he has done nothing wrong. He is so convinced that he is the saint Ali B who can do anything.”
“That is really what I thought, like: this is really a huge slap on the fingers, also because you have not shown for a moment that you understand what people are addressing you about.”