- Libel (laster) where allegations are not true or the defendant should have known they are not true.
- Smaad where allegations are true, or it's reasonable for the defendant to assume they are true.
In your example, you could be convicted of Smaad, unless you could show that you
1) acted in the public interest.
2) or needed to defend yourself against eg a counterclaim
3) or did not intend to harm someones good name
See http://lexius.nl/wetboek-van-strafrecht/boek2/titel16
- Libel (laster) where allegations are not true or the defendant should have known they are not true.
- Smaad where allegations are true, or it's reasonable for the defendant to assume they are true.
In your example, you could be convicted of Smaad, unless you could show that you
1) acted in the public interest.
2) or needed to defend yourself against eg a counterclaim
3) or did not intend to harm someones good name
See http://lexius.nl/wetboek-van-strafrecht/boek2/titel16