Dutch top criminal loses case on banning movie

 　　THE HAGUE, 21 Oct. (Xinhua) -- One of the best-known Dutch criminals Willem Holleeder lost a lawsuit¹ on Friday to prohibit the release of a film on the kidnapping of beer brewer² Freddy Heineken in which he played a key role.

　　Holleeder was sentenced to 11 years in 1986 for his part in the high-profile kidnapping of Freddy Heineken, at that time the director of the Dutch brewer Heineken, and his chauffeur³ Ab Doderer.

　　The Dutch-language film "The Heineken Kidnapping", which is scheduled to be released on Oct. 24, is a fictionalized version of the event.

　　According to Holleeder he is incorrectly put down as a ruthless criminal in the film, and therefore asked for a ban. Although his character does not appear in the film, the filmmakers created a fictitious⁴ kidnapper⁵ who looked like Holleeder.

　　Film producer IDTV welcomed the verdict. "This is an important ruling," IDTV's lawyer Jens van den⁶ Brink⁷ told the media. "The principle of freedom of speech was at stake in this case."

　　Holleeder, now 53, was not allowed to attend the lawsuit. He is currently in the final stages of a new nine-year prison sentence imposed on him for extortion.

　　As the judge in Amsterdam did not see any grounds to ban the movie and rejected his claim.

1 lawsuit   

n.诉讼，控诉

参考例句：

• They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
• He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。

2 brewer   

n. 啤酒制造者

参考例句：

• Brewer is a very interesting man. 布鲁尔是一个很有趣的人。
• I decided to quit my job to become a brewer. 我决定辞职，做一名酿酒人。

3 chauffeur   

n.(受雇于私人或公司的)司机；v.为…开车

参考例句：

• The chauffeur handed the old lady from the car.这个司机搀扶这个老太太下汽车。
• She went out herself and spoke to the chauffeur.她亲自走出去跟汽车司机说话。

4 fictitious   

adj.虚构的，假设的；空头的

参考例句：

• She invented a fictitious boyfriend to put him off.她虚构出一个男朋友来拒绝他。
• The story my mother told me when I was young is fictitious.小时候妈妈对我讲的那个故事是虚构的。

5 kidnapper   

n.绑架者，拐骗者

参考例句：

• The kidnapper was shot dead then and there by the armed policeman.绑架者被武装警察当时当地击毙。
• The kidnapper strangled the child with a piece of string.绑票的人用一根绳子把这孩子勒死了。

6 den   

n.兽穴；秘密地方；安静的小房间，私室

参考例句：

• There is a big fox den on the back hill.后山有一个很大的狐狸窝。
• The only way to catch tiger cubs is to go into tiger's den.不入虎穴焉得虎子。

7 brink   

n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘，边沿

参考例句：

• The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。
• The two countries were poised on the brink of war.这两个国家处于交战的边缘。