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The Public Prosecution Service (OM) has adjusted its rules for spying on journalists’ conversations with suspects. From May 1, the authorities can only listen in on a conversation between a journalist and a suspect if an examining magistrate approves it beforehand, NOS reports.
The trial around the controversial face mask deal between Sywert van Lienden’s company and the government started on Monday morning amid great interest in the court in Amsterdam. Van Lienden and his business partners Camille van Gestel and Bernd Van Damme were present, along with their lawyers, former employees of the Stichting Hulptroepen Alliantie (SHA), and other interested parties.
Dutch news outlet De Correspondent is suing the Public Prosecution Service (OM) for allegedly eavesdropping on a conversation between three of its journalists and individuals involved in a controversial 100 million euro deal involving the sale of face masks to the Dutch government during the coronavirus pandemic.