Costa case trial already at a standstill on day 2: lawyer of key figure Tom Bastiaanse challenges court

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Costa case trial already at a standstill on day 2: lawyer of key figure Tom Bastiaanse challenges court

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Major drug case involving Bolle Jos is halted after request for disqualification

A major Belgian drug case in which Jos 'Bolle Jos' Leijdekkers from Breda is also on trial has been halted indefinitely. Belgian media, including Het Laatste Nieuws, report that the lawyers of one of the main suspects have filed a request for disqualification. A decision must now be made on this. If the disqualification is granted, the judges will be replaced.CostaThe case is called Costa and is the largest drug trial ever in the Belgian provinc…

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Our country's largest drug case is immediately halted before the start of the second day of the trial

The mega-drug trial Costa in Tongeren has already been at a standstill for weeks on the second day. In response to the court refusing to postpone his plea, Tom Bastiaanse's lawyer Dimitri de Béco is now taking revenge on the Hasselt court. Our editors learned this at the start of the hearing.