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22 Oct 2026
C/17/190788 · District Court of the Northern Netherlands, Leeuwarden
The hearing — five hours, three judges, in public
District Court (Leeuwarden) · public hearing
Part of the public record of the case
In 30 seconds
The case is heard in open court, streamed by the court, and carried live in English by Interest of Justice with the court's permission. Each side gets thirty minutes; the claimants speak about their own lives.
Cheat sheet
- Peter Stassen opens for the claimants — "COVID-19 is not a disease but a project", in his words.
- The State, Bourla and Gates answer; Kant and the journalists say their written defences stand.
- The court questions the claimants about their health and their doctors.
- The presiding judge says the judgment should come between 9 December 2026 and the end of February 2027.
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.