Gerard Spong
Gerard Spong | |
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 Gerard Spong in 2015 | |
| Born | Gerard Spong 26 June 1960 |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Years active | 1973-present |
Gerard Spong (born 9 June 1946) is a Dutch lawyer of Surinamese descent.
Spong was born in Paramaribo, Suriname. He is a cousin of film director Pim de la Parra.[1] In 1962, he moved to Oegstgeest in the Netherlands. From 1967 to 1973, he studied political science and law in Amsterdam. After graduating, he returned to Paramaribo, where he was sworn in as a lawyer. In 1976, he returned to Amsterdam. With Mischa Wladimiroff, he started the law firm Wladimiroff & Spong Advocaten. Meanwhile, he specialized in criminal law.
In 1978, Spong defended the interests of Knut Folkerts, Christof Wackernagel and Gert Schneider, three members of the Red Army Faction who were arrested in the Netherlands in 1977 and imprisoned in Maastricht. The three appealed against an extradition request from West Germany and wanted to be seen as a political refugee. Eventually, they were transferred to Germany in October 1978.[2]
References
- ^ "De parradox" (in Dutch). De Groene Amsterdammer. 30 October 1996. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "Gerard Spong" (in Dutch). Writers Unlimited. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
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