Dennis van Kerrebroeck deserves to be in South African jails for a long time. Justice should be done to those he made suffer and loose their jobs. This guy has stolen the diamond and forged documents to cover his ass. The guy used the same modus of oparandi ( forging agreements) to hijack Ngwenda Gold, a South African company. The attorney who claimed to have attended to the signing of agreements used to hijack Ngwenda Gold has since been found guilty by the Law Society and has confessed that such a signing of the agreements never took place. It is a joke to expect the South African courts to rely on forged documents. There is no such a thing that SA is suspected to be exporting diamonds illegally, SA is a champion of the Kimberly Process and such a campaign won't assist Dennis, not with SA authorities. He must pay for his actions.

Mr van Kerrebroeck has provided extensive documentation in two SA law courts to prove his INNOCENCE after now being in an overcrowded trial-awaiting prison for 24 months. Under South African law he does not have to 'prove his innocence' since he's presumed to be innocent until the STATE proves him guilty with convincing proof. However since the SA State keeps postponing his case, he's submitted documentation during his bail-applications to try and convince the SA government that they have no jurisdiction to try this case; since the supposed 'theft' was carried out outside of the country. The top international legal expert in Antwerp who deals daily with legal matters in the international diamond-trade, made a statement to the SA court that Mr Van Kerrebroeck was the victim of a very elaborate fraud by certain South African businessmen. Documentary proof was also provided to the South African courts to this effect. The moral of this story: the Kimberley Process Certificates which 'legalise' diamond-shipments from South Africa are obviously only truly effective when the entire supply-line from its very source to the point of sale overseas, is conducted by meticulously honest people. It used to be done that way but alas, this case proves that there are rather big problems in this regard. Peruse Mr Van Kerrebroeck's documents on http://censorbugbear-reports.blogspot.nl/2013/03/sa-illegally-holds-belgian-man-over.html

Strange indeed. Did he show them proof of payment for the diamond? Surely that will get him out very quickly.

Mr Van Kerrebroeck, a Belgian/Canadian citizen, has languished in a filthy, overcrowded South African trial-awaiting prison at Diepkloof for 21 months and his family greatly fears for his safety. He was denied bail after the investigating officer and the public prosecutor both lied to the magistrate, telling him that 'South Africa has no extradition treaty with Belgium'.

Since this article has been posted, no progress has been made wrt either arresting Van Kerrebroeck, or returning the diamond to Higgs Diamonds. In the meantime Van Kerrebroeck continues to travel around the world, living the high life and trading in diamonds, while a small company i struggling and several people lost their jobs. Justice? I don't think so