Prosecutor removed from discrimination case after commotion over Akwasi settlement

The Public Prosecution Service (OM) in Amsterdam stands behind its decision not to prosecute rapper Akwasi for statements he made about the use of blackface by people portraying Zwarte Piet. The comments were made during a Black Lives Matter protest in June. The OM did decide to remove the the prosecutor who signed that settlement with Akwasi from a similar case, to prevent the attention she is getting from interfering with the case, NOS reports.Submitted by Janene Pieters on Monday, 14 September 2020 - 16:50 https://nltimes.nl/2020/09/14/prosecutor-removed-discrimination-case-commotion-akwasi-settlement