A simple plate of spaghetti removed the judge from the Dutroux case

Judge Connerotte attended a support evening organized on Saturday, September 21, 1996, by the Marc and Corine association to fund Laëtitia's defense costs. The lawyer for Marc Dutroux used this presence and shared meal to file a motion for removal on the grounds of legitimate suspicion of bias. This decision was granted by Advocate General Éliane Liekendael, sparking violent protests throughout Belgium against this episode dubbed the spaghetti ruling.