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Criminal case MH17

The Netherlands Public Prosecution Service wants life sentences to be imposed on the four men suspected of downing flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine. According to the prosecutors, it has been proven that they are guilty of causing an aircraft to crash, resulting in deaths, and of the murders of the 298 people on board.

International crimes

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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

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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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Unconditional prison sentence of 36 months for money laundering of more than 3.2 million euros and use of false invoices

20-10-2022 | 11:45

Today, the Overijssel court (Zwolle location) dealt with a 52-year-old woman from the east of the Netherlands who is suspected by ...

The Public Prosecution Service imposes fines on two companies and sentences their directors to community punishment orders due to illegal imports of timber from Myanmar

14-10-2022 | 13:34

The Public Prosecution Service (OM) accuses three actual directors of the companies DMPT, Mercura and Fairwind, varying in ages ...

Ethiopia extradites trafficker to the Netherlands in criminal case on migration crime

05-10-2022 | 12:41

At the request of the Netherlands, Ethiopia has extradited a 38-year-old Eritrean who is a key suspect in an international ...

Remand suspect Tornado Cash extended by 90 days

26-08-2022 | 11:51

On August 24th the Den Bosch District Court held a session regarding the pre-trail detention of the suspect. The courts chamber ...

Alleged militia member linked to Syrian regime to remain in custody on suspicion of war crimes

12-08-2022 | 12:13

The 34-year-old man who was arrested in the Dutch town of Kerkrade in May 2022 has appeared for the first time before the Court ...

Public Prosecutor’s Office dismisses criminal investigation into bribery by Shell in Nigeria

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Following an Italian request for legal assistance, the Public Prosecutor's Office launched a criminal investigation into Royal ...
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