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1. Eritrean suspect of large-scale migration crime appears before Dutch court

   A total of seven people are summoned in a lawsuit against an international organization involved in migration crime. This was ...

   News item | 10-01-2023 | 15:17

2. Eritrean human smuggler wanted by the Netherlands arrested in Sudan

   A 39-year-old Eritrean man, who has been on the Netherlands’ most wanted list since October 2021, was arrested on 1 January 2023 ...

   News item | 05-01-2023 | 18:00

3. Netherlands Public Prosecution Service does not appeal the judgement in criminal case MH17

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   News item | 01-12-2022 | 17:29

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

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

   News item | 20-10-2022 | 11:45

5. 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

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

   News item | 14-10-2022 | 13:34

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

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   News item | 05-10-2022 | 12:41

7. Remand suspect Tornado Cash extended by 90 days

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

   News item | 26-08-2022 | 11:51

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

   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 ...

   News item | 12-08-2022 | 12:13

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

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

   News item | 21-07-2022 | 14:57

10. Alleged militia member associated with Syrian regime arrested in the Netherlands on suspicion of war crimes

    The International Crimes Team of the Dutch police arrested a 34-year-old man in Kerkrade on Tuesday 24 May 2022 on suspicion of ...

    News item | 24-05-2022 | 12:00