Without locking him up there is no way to really stop someone from leaving.
We could have asked the court to seize his passport, but the judge surprised us with a ruling from the bench. He was gone from the country a bit to fast to react. There is no guarantee we would have been granted the passport seizure, but I think there would have been reasonable odds of it.
and not that seizing his passport would have made it impossible to run, but it would have made it harder. Oh well.
Harder? Nah, more expensive but not harder. Not for anyone with any kind of money.
Too many ports / docks with no security and too many people with private jets that don't ask questions.
It's just the way it is. Anyone who this otherwise is just making themselves feel better.
It's like the people here in the US that think "securing the border" will even slow down illegal drugs coming into the country.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aPLXdtbLZ0-Dave