Mr G. Spong
From 1976 to 1979 Gerard Spong took a specialist course in criminal law. He handles all criminal cases and is specialised in particular in penal cases for the court of cassation. These are cases that are handled by the Supreme Court.
In addition, Spong acts in fraud cases, extradition cases, disciplinary cases, medical or otherwise and Antillean criminal cases. Spong also teaches postgraduate courses. He was involved in the creation of the Handboek verdediging (Defence Manual). In this manual Spong wrote the chapter on assistance in cassation. Together with mr M.F. Murray of Curaçao Spong also wrote a chapter on assistance in the Netherlands Antilles.
Spong is a member of the European Criminal Bar Organization.
Spong regularly gives lectures. His most recent lecture, in the Amsterdam Verzetsmuseum [Dutch Resistance Museum] on 26 September 2008 for the Anton de Kom-lecture/Article 1, is entitled: 'Freedom under threat: slaves, whores, gays, hatemongers, terrorists and the Koran'. A publication of this is available at the Amsterdam Verzetsmuseum, www.verzetsmuseum.org T(020)6202535, and at Jongbloed juridische boekhandel Den Haag, www.jongbloed.nl T(070)3560277.
Email Gerard Spong: g.spong@spongadvocaten.com