Legal advice
How's a police interrogation going?
On 11, Oct 2019 | In Legal Advice, Criminal Cases, Frequently Asked Questions | By: K. Canatan
If you are interrogated by the police, of course there is a reason. This may be because you have been identified as a witness, but also as a suspect. This blog is about how an interrogation with the police takes place. In most cases you will receive a letter with an invitation for the interrogation before the interrogation. Sometimes it will also tell you what you are suspected of and whether the police intend to arrest you. You may also be questioned after you have already been arrested by the police.
What's the penalty for hacking?
On 12, May 2019 | In Legal Advice, Criminal Cases, Frequently Asked Questions | By: M. Berndsen
Hacking can take place in different ways. Someone who accesses someone else's computer, account or network without permission is, in principle, guilty of computer peace (art. 138ab of the Criminal Code). This does not only apply to the complicated hacking of someone else's computer. For example, secretly logging into someone else's e-mail account or Instagram is also a punishable offence. In addition, there are various other criminal provisions, for example on the destruction of someone else's data, the committing of suffocation attacks - (D)DoS-attacks - and stolen computer data.
Celtic fans travelling to Amsterdam should read this
On 12, Sep 2015 | In Current affairs, Legal advice | By: C.J.J. Visser
As Celtic will face Ajax in Amsterdam on 17 September 2015 in the group phase of the European League fans travelling to Amsterdam should know their rights in the Netherlands.
Growshop punishable
On 04, Feb 2015 | In Current affairs, Legal advice, Criminal cases | By: K. Canatan
As of 1 March 2015, an amendment to the Opium Act will enter into force, making it punishable in principle to operate a growshop. There will be a new provision (art. 11a) that makes facilitating illegal hemp cultivation punishable. Below is the text of the new article of the law:
Art. 11a Opium Law
Any person who prepares, works, processes, or sells fabrics or objects
offers, sells, delivers, provides, transports, manufactures or provides for
has means of transport, premises, funds or other means of transport.
has means of payment or data available,
which he knows or has serious reason to suspect is intended for
to commit one of the offences referred to in paragraphs 3 and 5 of Article 11,
Criminal offences shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of imprisonment of up to
a maximum of three years or a fifth category fine.
Penalty decision Opposition
On 09, Aug 2012 | In Legal Advice | By: K. Canatan
Have you received a sentence? If you do not agree with the decision of the public prosecutor, you can oppose the criminal decision.