Fight Against Tobacco
Dutch lung cancer patient Anne Marie van Veen (L) and her criminal lawyer Benedicte Ficq pose while preparing for the first ever criminal case against the tobacco industry for murder, manslaughter and aggravated assault, on December 18, 2017 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The Dutch public prosecutor is expected to give a decision to prosecute early 2018. Van Veen started the case and the website SickofSmoking.nl because she claims that the tobacco industry made her deliberately addicted to cigarettes as a child and she wants to prevent her own 4 children from becoming victims as well. Van Veen does not want damage compensation but instead wants the Dutch court to confirm that the tobacco industry is criminally liable by making people addicted with malice and intent. (Photo by Michel Porro/Getty Images)