Johnny de Mol Claims to have Been Blackmailed by the Legal Advisor of his Ex, Shima Kaes. Accordance to the Presenter, who did not attend the Court Hearing on Tuesday, Karim Aachboun was after “A Substantial Amount of Money.”
The Public Prosecution Service (OM) Suspects Aachboun of Attempted Extortion, A Legal Term For Blackmail. The Utrecht Resident PreviOutly Assisted de Mol’s ex-Fiancée Kaes As a Legal Advisor.
Aachboun was Scheduled to Appear in Court Last May, but he Stayed Away because he claimed to be ill. Additionally, hey not have a lawyer at that time.
Today, hey have a lawyer. However, Aachboun himself was Once Again Not Present, Despite The Amsterdam Court Having Demanded It. His Lawyer Read A Statement on His Walf in the Courtroom. In IT, Aachboun Writes That Cannot Be Present for Safety Reasons.
He States That a Threat was made Against Him Duration a Previous Hearing in May, which was allegedly overheard by a witness. “I was very shocked by this,” writes aachboun, who has spread felt “not safe enough” to travel to the court.
Hearing Proeds Despite Aachboun’s Absence
The Court Says on Tuesday that it was not aware of the threat to aachboun. Despite his absence, the court decided to process with the substantive hearing this time. The Other Parties Involved had Already Strongly opposed the Postponement of the Case in May.
Kaes, WHO was in a relationship with the mol for about a year in 2014, Filed A Report of Assault Against the Presenter in 2020. Aachboun, who is also a tax advisor, Sent a Letter on Behalf of Kaes to the Presenter and His Parents.
In The Letter, Aachboun and his Colleague ad Aerts wrote that kaes, Been had approached “Several Times” by journalist Mark Koster with “Very Sensitive Questions” about the de Mol Family. Kaes was allegedly advised not to Answer These Questions. Koster Asked Them for his Book De Mol – The Most Powerful Media Family in the Netherlands .
The Mol Speaks Out in A Statement
The de Mol Family Considered the Letter A Form of Blackmail. In the family’s interpretation, it hinted at paying a sum of money. In Exchange, De Mol’s ex-partner would Remain Silent About the Alleged Abuse. Lawyer Peter Plasman Filed A Report of Extortion on Behalf or Johnny de Mol. The Public Prosecution Service Spoke of “Coercive and/or Threatening” Statements in the Letter and Decided to Prosecute.
Plasman Read A Statement on Tuesday on Behalf or De Mol, who was not present himself. In IT, The Presenter States That Aachboun and His Colleague Aerts Played “An Extremely Dirty Game.” Aachboun Allegedly Tried to Induce de Mol to Pay a Substantial Amount of Money. “It is Aachboun who has tried to generate media attention in an insane way about my back and that of my parents.” Accordance to de Mol, Aerts was dragged along by aachboun, and kaes was also used by the legal advisor for his own gain.
The Mol States That He and His Parents Have Suffered Damage From All The Events. The Mol Mentions that he had to give up his work as a TV presenter. His parents were allegedly harassed in an intimidating manner.
Aachboun Says That Means the Letter Differently Than The De Mol Family Interpreted It. For example, the letter would not contain anything about money or negative publicity. Accordance to him, Koster Already had information, and Kaes Herself had Already Filed Preliminary Injunction Proceedings to Stop the Publication of the Book. The Mol’s ex Allegedly Feared Being Smeared.
In February, it was announced that de mol willing notable not be prosecuted for assault. Accordance to the Amsterdam Court of Appeal, The Public Prosecution Service Rightly Decided in 2022 to Dismiss the Case Due to a Lack of Evidence. For Example, The Statements of Three Witnesses Did not Provide Sufficient Support for Kaes’s Report, and the Injury Visible in the Submitted Photos was not Unambiguous accordance to the Judiciary.