Arie Zeelenberg
Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 5:03 am
I thought it might be of interest to inform you that Arie Zeelenberg, former head of the Netherlands Fingerprint Service, has been awarded the ‘Order of the Netherlands Lion’, one of his country’s highest Royal honours, for his services to the science.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_ ... lands_Lion
As many will know Arie was involved in my daughter’s case, and that of Fred Van Der Vyver in South Africa, and has been in the forefront of developing fingerprinting as a forensic science.
He played a central part in the public inquiry which completely cleared Shirley and proved the Scottish experts wrong.
Arie’s award only serves to highlight the importance of fingerprint experts, not only in detecting crime, but in preventing miscarriages of justice.
Had Pat Wertheim and David Grieve not come to Scotland and given evidence Shirley would have gone to prison with all the terrible implications that would have had for her and our family.
Had so many American experts and others from across the world not stood up to be counted in support, the system would not have been forced to admit its shortcomings.
Each and everyone of you is honoured in our eyes and you will never be forgotten.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_ ... lands_Lion
As many will know Arie was involved in my daughter’s case, and that of Fred Van Der Vyver in South Africa, and has been in the forefront of developing fingerprinting as a forensic science.
He played a central part in the public inquiry which completely cleared Shirley and proved the Scottish experts wrong.
Arie’s award only serves to highlight the importance of fingerprint experts, not only in detecting crime, but in preventing miscarriages of justice.
Had Pat Wertheim and David Grieve not come to Scotland and given evidence Shirley would have gone to prison with all the terrible implications that would have had for her and our family.
Had so many American experts and others from across the world not stood up to be counted in support, the system would not have been forced to admit its shortcomings.
Each and everyone of you is honoured in our eyes and you will never be forgotten.