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Court Orders State to Repatriate Man After 41 Years in a US Jail - DutchNews.nl

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Court orders state to repatriate man after 41 years in a US jail

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The Dutch state must repatriate the longest-held Dutch national abroad, Jaitsen Singh, from the United States to the Netherlands.

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Detention: Jaitsen Singh has been imprisoned in a US prison for 41 years. He has been petitioning the Dutch government for a transfer for ten years. The…

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Eighty-year-old Jaitsen Singh, a Dutch citizen of Surinamese descent, must be repatriated by the Dutch state from the United States, where he has been imprisoned for 41 years. This has been decided by a Dutch court. Singh was sentenced to 56 years in prison in 1986 for inciting the murder of his wife and stepdaughter. He has always denied involvement. And the evidence of his guilt is highly questionable. "The verdict rested solely on the testimo…

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NRC Handelsblad broke the news in Netherlands on Tuesday, August 26, 2025.
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