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[–] [email protected] 24 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Remove the judge for complete incompetence. How can someone be so fucking stupid lmao. 50,000 euros bail for a real-life Bond villain lol.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 7 months ago (1 children)

When his money laundering case came up for an initial hearing at the Provincial Court in Málaga last month, the presiding judge agreed to release the gang chief on a bail of €50,000. Bouyakhrichan, a billionaire who possesses bank accounts and properties around the world, promptly paid the cash and skipped town.

If it were just the paperwork not being filed, that'd be one thing, but given the low bail on someone who should obviously be a flight risk and the paperwork, I do kind of wonder whether that might be judicial corruption. I would hope that Spain would look into that.

[–] Venat0r 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Does the judge get to keep the bail money if they skip town or something? 😂

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'd be more them being paid via some back-channel.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Or he received pictures of his family along with a friendly yet vaguely threatening letter.

[–] NOT_RICK 19 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I won’t trudge into the ethics of the action, but I’ll be damned if regicide isn’t a cool word

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Regicide by defenestration please, it's important to keep a certain standard.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] Venat0r 4 points 7 months ago
[–] Viking_Hippie 14 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Dutch Throne sounds like a sex toy, which is a pretty weird thing to inherit from your parents..

[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)

dutch throne

the act of taking a shit while placing a blanket over ones head, body, and toilet; while inhaling the potent fumes. (an upgrade from a dutch oven)

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dutch%20throne

[–] Viking_Hippie 10 points 7 months ago

"You know what, Dad? I think I'll pass on your Dutch throne, thanks!"

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago

This headline's such a mixed bag. Drugs are great but Lords are evil, Killing people is vile but fewer Heirs is a better world.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

Common mistake, I accidentally released drug lord who planned to kill heir to Dutch throne twice last month!

[–] Jozav 7 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Interesting: although the Dutch news outlets carry extensive messages about Karim B and his escape, none of them mention that it was him threatening Princess Amalia or PM Rutte. Amalia actually went to Spain to study because of the increased danger in Amsterdam. And then they find Karim B. also in Spain....

I wonder how credible this Politico article is and what the stories in Spanish outlets are.

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[–] Jozav 3 points 7 months ago

Thanks a lot!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

I wonder how credible this Politico article is and what the stories in Spanish outlets are.

Not sure about how the Spanish outlets are covering this, but overall Politico Europe has a high credibility rating and is scored "high" for factual reporting: https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/politico-europe-bias/

[–] Somethingcheezie 4 points 7 months ago

Accidentally… ;)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

It was not accidental. It was a bunch of reasonable decipns, and then a very stupid one

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

The Spanish are still holding a grudge against the descendants of William of Orange

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


A notorious cartel boss who reportedly planned to murder the heir to the Dutch throne and Prime Minister Mark Rutte has escaped prison due to a judicial mix-up in Spain.

Upon learning of his detention, Dutch authorities filed an extradition request with Spain’s National Court, asking that the gang leader be sent back to the Netherlands to face charges related to his drug trafficking empire.

Dutch authorities appealed, filing a new, urgent request stressing that the cartel boss was one of Interpol’s most wanted criminals and that he was sought for his role in a decade-long, pan-continental drug war in which dozens of people were killed in Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain and Morocco.

Spain’s Cadena SER radio network on Tuesday revealed that although the National Court accepted the Dutch appeal, it neglected to issue a detention order that would have ensured Bouyakhrichan remained behind bars until the extradition was carried out.

In 2022 the Dutch Princess Amalia had to withdraw from her student housing complex and return to the royal palace after police obtained credible evidence indicating that Bouyakhrichan was planning to either kidnap or assassinate the heir to the throne.

The cartel boss’ release will likely require a reinforcement of security protocols enacted to protect her safety, as well as that of political leaders including caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who was reported by Dutch outlet De Telegraaf to be on Bouyakhrichan’s list of possible high-profile targets.


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