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In many criminal cases, an examination of the phone can be decisive for a finding of proof. It is therefore not surprising that police officers are only a little...

While no defendant in a criminal case can be compelled to answer, it is settled case law that failure to provide a plausible...

It depends on the nature of the case and personal interests, but with some regularity courts release suspects under suspensive conditions....

On 9 April, the Public Prosecutor's Office (OM) announced via a press release that it has decided to summon Rabobank for violating...

For this purpose, the instrument of the punishment order will be used more often. It is now common knowledge that prison sentences are overcrowded while there is a huge shortage of...

For detainees, furloughs and the system of promotion and demotion are important issues. They affect how detention is endured and...

Both within penitentiary institutions (PIs) and outside, it is noticeable that the Dutch criminal justice system is stalled. Due to understaffing at police Public Prosecution Service (OM) and...

In many criminal cases, the prosecution uses witness statements that incriminate a defendant. For a lawyer, this is often a reason...

Trade over the internet, or e-commerce, has become an integral part of our daily lives. The range of products available on the internet continues to grow...

Court of Justice In addition to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) based in Strasbourg, France, which mainly handles complaints about human rights violations,...

Tackling money laundering continues to be a government spearhead in the fight against organised crime. Dutch policy to prevent and repress...

It is settled case law, including from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), that money allegedly earned from criminal offences,...