Unia case-law database: Hof van Cassatie, 19 december 2023, P.22.0971.N, “Rejection of Unia's cassation appeal”
“the exclusion policy does not incite breaking of bonds between parents and children or between spouses”
The Court of Cassation upheld the 2022 acquittal; it found the policy 'strongly discourages and designates as sinful' contact with ex-members but that members 'have free will to leave'.
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Provenance and verification note for Unia case-law database: Hof van Cassatie, 19 december 2023, P.22.0971.N, Rejection of Unia's cassation appeal
Confidence note. Unia case page opened; case number P.22.0971.N, date and outcome confirmed; judgment text not opened.
Corroborated by. src-introvigne-2024-cesnur-shunning
Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-unia-2023-1219-cassation