The large Marco Borsato process is in danger of running seriously at the end of October. There are now two days communicated – a Tuesday and a Thursday – but it may take longer. “See you in the weekend!”
It will be a busy week before the press at the end of October: on Tuesday the 28th and Thursday the 30th then the large Marco Borsato process takes place, with in between-on that Wednesday-the House of Representatives elections. Who will overshadow who? One thing is clear: it seems that the PR circus around Marco will take even longer that week.
Four days
Where the Ali B process received an extra third day at the time, Marco may get four (!), Private boss Evert Santegoeds reports. “By the way, I can say that two days before it was set out in court, but that everyone involved was asked to keep the agenda free on Friday and even perhaps on Saturday.”
Why? “Because the court takes into account that the treatment will end a lot. That maybe instead of two days may take three or even four days,” he says in Strictly private.
Public opinion
The OM will open the court circus, says Evert. “That starts with that. They are allowed on the first day and then Knoops also wants something to say, because otherwise the public opinion will be very much controlled by one camp.”
“Yes, it will take the second day and then the officer has to speak again and then Knoops has to go again. I think it is not viewed in two days.”
Pencil
Co-host Jordi Versteegden suspects the same. “You saw that at Ali B too. That also worked out terribly. A third day was added at the time.”
Evert: “Yes, and at the time it also stood in the agenda with pencil.”
Jordi: “It was a very small court there in Haarlem. Now it is in Utrecht.”
Back entrance
Evert thinks that Utrecht can prepare itself for a mega-press event. “Yes, although it is now clear that not all press will find a place there. We will work with video connections. I think Borsato is very upset against that hedge against photographers.”
Is Marco not allowed in through the back entrance? “I don’t think so. Carré has an artist entrance, but in general the court does not.”