VRT NWS, “Getuigen van Jehova veroordeeld voor “uitsluitingsbeleid”: boete van 96.000 euro”
“De religieuze regels staan in onze maatschappij niet boven de wet.”
Reports the Ghent criminal court conviction; explains that the base fine of €12,000 is multiplied by eight (statutory 'opdeciemen') giving €96,000; names complainant Patrick Haeck (35-year member, expelled 2010) and Unia with fifteen ex-members as civil parties.
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Provenance and verification note for VRT NWS, Getuigen van Jehova veroordeeld voor “uitsluitingsbeleid”: boete van 96.000 euro
Confidence note. Page opened; date, authors (Jeroen Desmecht, Hanne Decré), figures and quotation confirmed.
Corroborated by. src-unia-2021-0316-ghent-criminal-court, src-brusselstimes-2021-0316-ghent
Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-vrt-2021-0316-ghent-fine