From: kspaink@xs4all.nl (Karin Spaink)
Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology
Subject: DUTCH REPORT: suit has been dropped!
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 1995 14:50:41 GMT
Message-ID: <4ak3nf$3i4@news.xs4all.nl>


Today we got a conclusive statement:

	Scientology has DROPPED the case and is now considering whether to
start another type of lawsuit.

	Seems like they're stalling for time. Whether it's fear or strategy is
not clear; probably it's a mixture of both. They have always said they
were *so* convinced they'd win this one, it was a piece of cake they
claimed...

	This piece of cake has generated the worst press they've had in
Holland for years, has gotten many people who'd earlier never really
cared about the church in a state of outright antagonism, and has
convinced many people that there's something rotten in the state of
Org.
	If they would just drop the proceedings alltogether, they would save
face. Losing the secrecy of their levels is obviously better than
losing all credibility, which is what is happening right now.

	A new case will take at least a year before there's a verdict; prbably
longer. And *all this time* the Fishman Affidavit will be available
from a hundred sites in Holland. Also, my guess is that it will have
severe repercussions for them in the American lawsuits... Dropping the
case here, and still suing in the US?

	The press, the participants, the providers and the supporters consider
this to be a Big Win (tm) for us.

	We'll have a *real* nice farewell-party for Steven before he flies
back! We all sure earned one. Cheers!

groet,
     Karin Spaink

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