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01

Oct
2022

In Criminal Cases

By: F.P. Slewe

Innovation Act on Criminal Procedure (Stb 2022, 276)

On 01, Oct 2022 | In Criminal Matters | By: F.P. Slewe

On October 1, 2022, the so-called Innovation Act on Criminal Procedure (hereinafter Innovation Act Sv) entered into force.

The Innovation Act Sv is part of the legislative project new Code of Criminal Procedure. The Innovation Code of Criminal Procedure Act makes it possible, in anticipation of the new Code, to gain experience with some topics relevant to the practice of criminal law in the form of pilot projects. A new Title X will be included in the Fourth Book of the Code of Criminal Procedure, in which these topics will be regulated in detail.

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03

jan
2022

In Criminal Cases

By: F.P. Slewe

Strengthening criminal law approach to undermining crime' Act

On 03, Jan 2022 | In Criminal Cases | By: F.P. Slewe

On 1 January 2022, the Act on Strengthening the Criminal Law Approach to Undermining Crime came into force (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees 2021, 544). According to the legislator, the purpose of this Act is to strengthen the criminal-law approach to subversive crime. This involves, in particular, combating the illegal drugs industry, the associated laundered profits, dangers such as drug labs in residential areas, dumping toxic chemical waste in nature, and threatening local administrators and other public officials.
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03

jan
2022

In Criminal Cases

By: F.P. Slewe

Act on criminalisation of the abuse of prostitutes who are victims of human trafficking has entered into force

On 03, Jan 2022 | In Criminal Cases | By: F.P. Slewe

On 1 January 2022, the Criminalisation of the Abuse of Prostitutes who are Victims of TraffickingAct came into force (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees 2021, 467).

The new law intends to criminalise the person who performs sexual acts with a sex worker while he or she knows or should reasonably suspect that the sex worker has been forced or induced to do so, in other words, is a victim of human trafficking (section 273g of the Penal Code).
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09

Mar
2020

In Criminal Cases

By: Mr. Berndsen

Can the police read my smartphone?

On 09 Mar 2020 | In Criminal Cases | By: Mr. Berndsen

"When I was arrested, the police seized my smartphone. Now the police want access to my smartphone to search or read it. Is that okay?"

This is a question that is often asked of us, not only in cybercrime cases. In all kinds of criminal cases, detectives sometimes want access to the smartphone to search for photos, contacts, location data, Whatsapp messages, text messages, etcetera. As part of the investigation, the police are authorised to seize a smartphone. Because the contents of modern phones are usually encrypted, the police often cannot simply unlock the smartphone.

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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.

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