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Stint Owners Admit Manuals and 2011 Filing Misstated EU Safety Compliance

The Den Bosch trial over the 2018 Oss crash now shifts to victim statements ahead of prosecutors’ sentencing demands Monday.

Overview

  • In day-two testimony, Edwin Renzen and Peter Noorlander acknowledged inserting incorrect claims in Stint user manuals.
  • The manuals asserted conformity with the European Machinery Directive, a claim prosecutors say was untrue.
  • The men also conceded a 2011 application to the infrastructure ministry wrongly suggested a completed CE-certification process, while the Stint carried no CE mark.
  • Judges questioned why a line referencing the directive was deleted from the manual on the day of the 2018 crash as the defendants offered limited recollection and rejected any intent to conceal.
  • Noorlander said the wording should have been different and Renzen said he neglected the manuals, as the prosecution pursues alleged document falsification charges in the six-day case.