Glennis Grace seems to be escaping a prison sentence. The Public Prosecution Service only demands a suspended prison sentence, to Domien Verschuuren’s surprise. “Isn’t this very strange?!”
Glennis Grace’s excessive Jumbo violence does not seem to result in a jail term for the singer. The Public Prosecution Service only demands a community service order of 200 hours and a one-month suspended prison sentence with a probation period of two years, it was just announced. She is suspected of public assault, premeditated assault and threats.
Destroyed image
Glennis’s lawyer pointed out during the session that the singer would have been punished enough. Glennis’ lawyer begins with a media compilation of coverage surrounding the case. He states that Glennis’s career was destroyed,” tweets RTL Boulevard reporter Aran Bade.
And court reporter Saskia Belleman of De Telegraaf: “The Public Prosecution Service sees Glennis Grace as the initiator and leader of the open violence. That is aggravating. “But the Public Prosecution Service is not blind to the consequences it has had for your image as a singer.”
Domien critical
Qmusic DJ Domien Verschuuren thinks the latter is really very strange. “This is very strange, isn’t it? You hit someone in the face and the Public Prosecution Service is then ‘not blind’ to the consequences for the image. What kind of weird celebrity privilege is that?”, he tweeted.
Advocate Blanca de Louw says: “Not a strange Dutch celebrity privilege at all. In criminal cases, the Public Prosecution Service and also the court always take into account the consequences that, for example, media attention can have on the suspect. Also applies to non-BN people who have been discussed extensively in the media, for example.”
Domien cynically: “Nobel, say.”
big debt
One Thijs then tweeted: “Don’t think it’s news for little lady that she’s BN’r. So that’s just her own big fault. It is quite predictable.”
Domien: “You would say. OM apparently thinks otherwise. How is image damage suffered as a result of a criminal offense something to include in a sentence to be determined?”
The radio producer concludes: “It seems so painful for victims somewhere. Or something. Reduced sentence because the person who hit you is on television. But again: no lawyer.”
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