75 years after Kneppelfreed, the court wants Frisian to become a matter of course

The presidents of the district court and the court of appeal in Leeuwarden want to encourage residents of Friesland to speak Frisian to the judge more often. "Speaking Frisian to the judge should become the norm," says President Andrea Gerding of the Court of the Northern Netherlands. She said this on Thursday at the commemoration of Kneppelfreed, which took place 75 years ago. A separate language policy plan of the court sets out various measures to promote the use of Frisian in court. and the Court of Appeal.