Koopmans v. the Netherlands

FOURTH SECTION

Application no. 32183/24 Bertus KOOPMANS against the Netherlands

(see appended table)

The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 3 September 2026 as a Committee composed of:

Anne Louise Bormann , President , András Jakab, Corinna Wissels , judges ,

and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application against the Kingdom of the Netherlands lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) on 30 October 2024,

Having regard to the formal declarations accepting a friendly settlement of the case,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant’s details are set out in the appended table.

The applicant was represented by Mr M. Berndsen, a lawyer practising in Amsterdam.

The applicant’s complaints under Article 6 § 2 of the Convention, concerning the Court of Appeal’s decisions to dismiss his requests for compensation following an acquittal, were communicated to the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (“the Government”).

The Court received the friendly-settlement declarations, signed by the parties, under which the Government undertook to pay the applicant the amounts detailed in the appended table. These amounts will be payable within three months from the date of notification of the Court’s decision. In the event of failure to pay these amounts within the above-mentioned three-month period, the Government undertake to pay simple interest on them, from the expiry of that period until settlement, at a rate equal to the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank during the default period plus three percentage points.

The payment will constitute the final resolution of the case before the Court.

THE LAW

The Court takes note of the friendly settlement reached between the parties. It is satisfied that the settlement is based on respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and the Protocols thereto and finds no reasons to justify a continued examination of the application.

In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the case out of the list.

For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,

Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases in accordance with Article 39 of the Convention.

Done in English and notified in writing on 24 September 2026.

Viktoriya Maradudina Anne Louise Bormann Acting Deputy Registrar President

APPENDIX

Application raising complaints under Article 6 § 2 of the Convention

(presumption of innocence)

Application no. Date of introduction

Applicant’s name

Year of birth

Date of receipt of Government’s declaration

Date of receipt of Applicant’s declaration

Amount awarded for non-pecuniary damage

(in euros) [1]

Amount awarded for costs and expenses

(in euros) [2]

32183/24

30/10/2024

Bertus KOOPMANS

1985

24/06/2026

18/06/2026

3,000

1,571

[1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicant.

[2] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicant.