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15 Dec 2025

Public statements about the case

Press conference — Stassen and Dijkstra outside Leeuwarden court

Stichting Recht Oprecht / Claimants (Stassen)

Part of the public record of the case

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An outdoor press conference in front of the Leeuwarden courthouse to present the expert videos filed on 7 December. It shows how the claimants' side presents the case to the public and why it says mainstream media stay away.

Cheat sheet

  1. Stassen set out a seven-point summary of the experts' claims, including the claimants' biological-weapon argument; defendants deny all of it.
  2. He said only Gates had 'deferred to the judgment of the court' on hearing the experts; the others opposed.
  3. He said the claimants used their right to file expert evidence themselves after the courts declined to hear the experts.
  4. Foundation chairman Abe Dijkstra criticised the absent mainstream press and asked for donations; serving Gates cost €12,000, he said.
  5. In an interview, Stassen said Leeuwarden refused to hear the experts partly because the main case was already running.
  6. Co-counsel Arno van Kessel was no longer on the case; Stassen declined to comment on his situation.

Key passages · underlined

Formally, I must remark here that only Bill Gates, on this point, has deferred to the judgment of the court.
Why it matters Gates took a neutral stance on hearing the experts, unlike the other 16 defendants.Page 2 · Bailiwick News copy
So we have made use of our right to bring the expert evidence to the judge ourselves, and not to wait for permission to be allowed to bring it into the proceedings with the help of the court.
Why it matters This explains why the expert videos exist — they replace the sworn hearing the courts refused.Page 5 · Bailiwick News copy
And also, for example, we served Bill Gates with a summons—well, that cost €12,000. Yes, the foundation has to pay that
Why it matters A concrete cost figure for suing a US defendant in a Dutch court.Page 12 · Bailiwick News copy
Now, just because there was one case, one other case for the other seven clients going on, they said we cannot help these three clients.
Why it matters Stassen's account of one reason the first court gave for refusing the expert hearing.Page 4 · Bailiwick News copy

Every defendant denies the claims, and the court has not ruled on them. Allegations are the claimants' pleaded positions, quoted as theirs. This is analysis and commentary, not legal advice. Interest of Justice is not a party to the case.

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