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Netherlands Government pursues MSF in Swiss federal court
27 May 2008 10:01:00 GMT
 MSF International

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Geneva courts have twice denied the Dutch government's claims that it was acting on behalf of MSF and have rejected its arguments.

MSF and podcasts: Geneva - M%eacute;decins Sans Fronti$egrave;res denounces the relentless attitude of the Dutch government, which has pursued the organization in the courts since July 2004.

The Nederlands demands that MSF reimburse the government for the ransom paid to free Dutch citizen Arjan Erkel, MSF head of mission, who was held hostage for 600 days in the Northern Caucasus.

The first ruling was issued on March 15, 2007 by the Court of First Instance of the Canton of Geneva and the second, on appeal, on February 22, 2008, by the Civil Court of Justice.

The decision to submit the matter to the Federal Court, Switzerland's highest court, demonstrates the Dutch Government's relentlessness in pursuing MSF through the legal system.


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