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Criminal case MH17

Four suspects will be prosecuted for bringing down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on the 17th of July 2014. The first proceedings took place in March 2020. The hearing will resume on Monday 1 February 2021.

International crimes

War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity, torture and enforced disappearances: international crimes and offenses of the most serious sort. The Dutch government believes that such crimes must be investigated and the guilty parties brought to justice. 

DNA testing

To solve a serious crime, under certain circumstances the Public Prosecution Service is allowed to test a person’s DNA. Those conditions are regulated by law. Sometimes it may be important to test the DNA of a person other than the suspect. This is called ‘third party DNA testing’. 

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Rwandan Genocide: suspect arrested in The Netherlands

26-10-2020 | 17:00

Monday 26 October the International Crimes Unit of the Dutch police arrested a 71-year old Rwandan man. Rwanda has requested his ...

Change in prosecution team MH17-trial

21-07-2020 | 12:52

A change will occur within the in-court team of public prosecutors conducting the MH17-trial. On 1 August 2020, public prosecutor ...

Dismantling of an encrypted network sends shockwaves through organised crime groups across Europe

02-07-2020 | 16:58

At a joint press conference today, French and Dutch law enforcement and judicial authorities, Europol and Eurojust presented the ...

MH17-case can use statements of threatened witnesses

23-04-2020 | 16:38

The statements of anonymous threatened witnesses can be used in the MH17-case, the council chamber of the District Court of The ...

Deployment of criminal civilian infiltrator criminal investigation into international drug trafficking

27-03-2020 | 11:32

More information can now be published about the investigation by the police and the Public Prosecution Service of the Northern ...

Criminal proceedings start against four suspects charged with bringing down MH17

09-03-2020 | 12:34

Today, the first court session at the Schiphol Judicial Complex (JCS) against the four suspects has been commenced at 10.00 am. ...
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