The Public Prosecution Service announced on Thursday that Quincy Promes is being prosecuted for attempted manslaughter. However, the victim and his lawyer Yehudi Moszkowicz want Promes to be prosecuted for attempted murder. “We have indicated to the Public Prosecution Service that we will enforce this differently at the Court of Appeal,” said counsel to the court. General Newspaper. The Spartak Moscow attacker is suspected of stabbing his cousin in the knee with a knife during a family party in Abcoude last year.
During the trial, the charges can be reduced to aggravated assault. According to Moszkowicz, the file shows that there was attempted murder. However, Promes’ lawyer does not want to go into details to the newspaper. “Let’s wait and see this lawsuit first,” a spokesperson for the judiciary responds. According to Saskia Bellaman, court reporter for The Telegraph, the the Dutch international would do well to attend the criminal case. A hearing date has not yet been announced.
Gerard Spong, lawyer for Promes, did not want to speak to the media on Thursday and the spokesperson for the Public Prosecution Service says that it is not clear whether the ex-Ajacied will show up after a summons has been issued. Should Promes choose to attend the hearing, the criminal case can be handled in the usual way. Belleman emphasizes in the newspaper that a suspect is not obliged to be present, unless the court orders him to do so. According to the journalist, it is still too early to say whether the court will do that.
If Promes decides not to come from Russia, the court can hear the case in absentia. According to Belleman, it is more obvious that the Spartak Moscow attacker authorizes his lawyer to act on his behalf. “The downside of that scenario is that the lawyer was not at the family party. Together with the victim, Promes is the only one who knows exactly what happened, can answer questions and clear up misunderstandings. He has a great interest in this, because attempted manslaughter carries a maximum sentence of ten years,” said Belleman.
A video connection can also be chosen if Promes chooses to stay in Russia. “The disadvantage is that any penalty to be imposed cannot be carried out, because Promes is in Russia,” Belleman writes. “The Netherlands can request extradition, but that is a lengthy process.” If Promes does not show up and is convicted, according to Belleman it is obvious that a European arrest warrant will be issued. “Then Promes runs the risk of being arrested as soon as he sets foot across the border of a European country.”