Broadcaster PowNed Acquitted in Case of Secret Recordings of Onno Hoes

Broadcaster PowNed is no longer being prosecuted for broadcasting secretly made recordings of Onno Hoes, the former mayor of Maastricht. The Amsterdam court says that the suspicions against the broadcaster have largely not been proven. According to the Public Prosecution Service, the broadcaster had "contributed to the social debate" and "exposed a wrongdoing". That is why the Public Prosecution Service also believed that PowNed should go free. …

Integrity: The case involving broadcaster PowNed and former mayor of Maastricht Onno Hoes had been going on for eleven years. Ultimately, it all came down to the question of whether the…