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floofloof@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

Spain accidentally releases drug lord who planned to kill heir to Dutch throne

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Spain accidentally releases drug lord who planned to kill heir to Dutch throne

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Gang kingpin skips town after judicial mix-up.
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    deleted by creator

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

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

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

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    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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      You have selected regicide!

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        Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

        You have selected regicide!

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

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    Judicial mixup - $$$

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      “Accidentally“

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

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      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 throne

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        “You know what, Dad? I think I’ll pass on your Dutch throne, thanks!”

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    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.

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    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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      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/

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

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    Accidentally… ;)

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

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

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