A.

For example, LM was blackmailed by van Bokhoven over the fact that LM had been working as a secretary for Suzanne Davies and had allegedly not declared this work for tax purposes. The Dutch police questioned and pressured LM for 3 days.

In a statement subsequently made by LM she provided information about the interview van Bokhoven conducted with her. She states:-

1.

Question: "You said something that they also said to you that they (thereby meaning Van Bokhoven and Haarman) knew that you were paid black."

LM: "This was the first thing that they told me when I arrived there. They know it."

2.

Question: "Isn't that strange?"

LM: "Yes, but they knew already... they said."

3.

Question: "Do you think then that they have told the tax authorities?"

LM: "No, I am sure they haven't because if they had I would be in deep trouble by now."

4.

Question: "They didn't say anything about that?"

LM: "No, they said they would not mention anything about that. Because that was not what they were after. They said 'It's not you that we are concerned about'. So they said to me: 'Don't worry about that'. But obviously now, you see, if I had to write something about them, even if it's the truth... But you see, I'm afraid that they always turn it against me, even now."

5.

Question: "Yes, but of course it is important if they have also threatened you not to say anything and also the important thing is that you did not read your statement before you signed it. That is also important, to know if you read it or not?"

LM: "Yes but you see, I mean, to me what they said to me it was. No I didn't read it. They read it to me from the computer."

6.

Question: "You were thinking about your tax situation?"

LM: "Yes. This is why I don't know exactly what they could do to me, you see."

"... I don't know exactly what they could do. What the Dutch police could do to me. I don't know."

" But if I say what I know of [Sweeney], like - 'Yes of course he is a good man', because I have already said all of that to them anyway. 'Yes, he is a very good father', 'Yes he looks so well after his children'. I have said all this already to them."

7.

Question: "Yes but if they have not written it down?"

LM: "I don't know. You see. I don't know whether they wrote it down or not."

8.

Question: "You see that is the problem. That the statement may have a one-sided view. As you said, they were not interested in hearing anything positive?"

LM: "No, they were not."

9.

Question: "So if they have left it out, then the picture is not..."

LM: "Correct."

10.

Question: "... correct?"

LM: "Yes, but they know this, even if they have not written it down, because I have not written it down, because I have already said it to them.”

11.

Question: "Don't you think it is bad, that the police say that to you when they come and question you and talk, you know, about your work and tax and all that? They put you in a bad spot?"

LM: "Yes. They have a strong..., how shall I say in French "Les atous", a trump, a card up the sleeve, good cards for them. And they are using them."

12.

Question: "This time you fear that it would upset the police, so...?"

LM: "I mean, my statement was read to me - OK. But I could not write this and that because I'm not sure the police has written it down in my statement, because that shows that you do not trust them. Do you know what I mean?"

13.

Question: "And there would be a possibility that they would then come back at you?"

LM: "Yes."

14.

Question: "Yes"

LM: "Oh, yes. No, I really cannot afford that."

B.

For example, JS (Kevin Sweeney's housekeeper) was also blackmailed by Van Bokhoven:

JS was blackmailed over the police allegation that she had been working and had not declared this work for tax purposes. Furthermore van Bokhoven suggested to JS that he would allege to JS's husband that JS had been physically involved with Kevin Sweeney; Van Bokhoven was thereby threatening JS's marriage.

In a statement subsequently made by JS she provided information about the interview van Bokhoven conducted with her. She states:-

1.

Question: "For how many hours were you questioned by the police?"

JS: "... they came to fetch me at 10 o'clock... until 5 o'clock, that makes 7 hours"

2.

Question: "How many police officers were present?"

JS: "In Nivelle? - Two Belgians and two from Holland"

3.

Question: "Did the police mention that they knew you have been working in the house?"

JS: "Yes, yes, yes"

4.

Question: "And without being registered for tax?"

JS: "But they told me it didn't matter..." {speech unclear thereafter}

5.

Question: Did you also talk about how he (Mr Sweeney) treats his daughters?

JS: "Oh yes, I said that he was very nice to them and that - and that he really is a very nice man. I am saying that he is a person who has always been nice to everybody. He is very kind."

"He has always been alright. Oh, yes I remember when Christian arrived in the morning on Fridays, Mr Sweeney had already given me the envelope. Christian's pay. Even if sometimes Christian only worked one hour or two, it depended on the weather, he was paid the agreed weekly amount. And Mr Sweeney was always very nice to everybody, with me like with Luana. I did the cleaning, Luana was more the secretary but everybody was the same, he was nice to everybody."

6.

Question:  "You worried about not having been registered regarding your work and taxes?"

JS: "The police phoned me and they told me that possibly there would be a trial and they asked me if I didn't work for Mr Sweeney and I thought 'My God, what's this about'. Because I had stopped working there and I asked 'No, why?'. So I said 'Yes I had been paid in black' but they already knew that. They'd known that from the beginning and they told me this was not what they were interested in."

7.

Question:  "The lawyers think that the police made the interviews in..."

JS:  "An incorrect way? Oh, but you know the police asked me if I went out with Mr Sweeney!"

8.

Question: If you went out with Mr Sweeney?

JS: "Yes they asked me about that. And I said 'What do you think?' and I said 'You think everybody is like that?' You know they insinuated a lot of things like that. I said 'I know very well what he is worth'. And no matter what they said I didn't believe them anyway. They are quite tough you know!"

9.

Question: "Did you have the possibility to read your statement?"

JS: "They read my statement aloud for me."

"And so it's already two statements in his favour, from me and Luana. And Christian, that has to do with that he had lied because he has stolen."

10.

Question: "He has what?"

JS: "Stolen things at Mr Sweeney's place. Christian has been stealing, you know! Apparently he has been stealing. Luana told me, that he had been stealing at Mr Sweeney's place, a watch and I don't know what else of Mr Sweeney's things. And now I think that Christian is defending himself because he was caught stealing."

11.

Question: "I see! He has been talking to the police?"

JS: "I know that Luana told me that he had been to the lawyers, but apparently they dropped the case. But anyway Christian is a guy that is not okay, you know, in any way. He is dishonest. Well, I think that should they ever say that Christian only burned rubbish once he is saying that because he had been caught stealing."

12.

Question: "The police asked him to state that he has been burning off rubbish?"

JS: "Yes"

13.

Question: "Did he normally do that?"

JS: "Yes"

14.

Question: "In his statement to the police he said that he only had done that once?"

JS: "The burning?"

15.

Question: "Yes"

JS: "No, no, that was every Friday."

16.

Question: "It's to make Mr Sweeney look suspicious in one way or the other?"

JS: "Oh, yes."

17.

Question: "But you remember that he did that every Friday?"

JS: "Yes, yes, yes."

C.

For example, CHRISTIAN CHARLIER (Kevin Sweeney's handyman/gardener) was blackmailed by Van Bokhoven:

The Dutch police blackmailed Charlier over the fact that he had stolen property, including a Cartier watch, jewellery, and money, from Kevin Sweeney's home. Sweeney had not reported Charlier to the police for the thefts, however Sweeney did arrange for Charlier to visit his advocate so that Charlier could be confronted with the security CCTV images which showed Charlier stealing. After this Sweeney let the matter drop. 

The police however knew of Charlier’s various thefts and they had found the letter below; thereby they had the lever necessary to blackmail Charlier. The police dropped the theft case against Charlier in payment of the false testimony produced by Charlier in his statement. The Dutch police forced Charlier to state that he was asked by Sweeney on only ONE occasion to burn rubbish; whereas it was Charlier’s normal job (over a period of several years) to burn the household rubbish every Friday.

Produced here is a letter (dated 3.7.1995) from Kevin Sweeney’s advocate regarding the theft of property by Charlier.
 

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