Criminal cases - Part 4
The Act of 25 November 2015 on long-term supervision, influencing behaviour and restricting freedom (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees 2015, 460).
On 30, Dec 2015 | In Criminal Cases | By: F.P. Slewe
The Act of 25 November 2015 on long-term supervision, influencing behaviour and restricting freedom was recently published in the Bulletin of Acts and Decrees (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees 2015, 460). The aim is for the Act to enter into force on 1 July 2016. This Act introduces, among other things, the behavioural influencing and freedom restricting measure.
Computer-related crime bill III
On 27, Dec 2015 | In Criminal Cases | By: F.P. Slewe
On 22 December 2015, the Computer Crime III Bill was submitted to the House of Representatives. This bill aims to strengthen the legal instruments for the investigation and prosecution of computer crime.
Anti-terrorism legislation to the House of Representatives
On 01, Dec 2015 | In Criminal Cases | By: F.P. Slewe
At the proposal of the Minister of Security and Justice and the Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, the Cabinet decided to submit to the House of Representatives four legislative proposals from the action programme "Integral approach to jihadism". The aim of this programme is to protect the democratic constitutional state, combat and weaken the jihadist movement in the Netherlands, and remove the breeding ground for radicalisation. This programme contains both preventive and repressive measures. Both are of great importance to the government.
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.
Right to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings
On 03, Nov 2013 | In Criminal Cases | By: F.P. Slewe
On 1 October 2013, the Act of 28 February 2013 implementing Directive 2010/64/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 October 2010 on the right to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings (OJEU L 280) entered into force (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees 2013, 85).
This Directive lays down minimum rules relating to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings.
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