Monday, March 9, 2020

Shortage of Judges Lead to Delay of more than 20 000 criminal cases


Gerrit van der Burg, President of the College of Prosecutors General has said that due to a shortage of judges, 22,700 cases will not be heard this year. This while criminality is increasing and police attempt to deal better with the fight against crime. 2,200 of these concern cases where the prosecution are requesting at least one year jail time, for crimes related to drugs and violence. Among the reasons given, is budget cuts over the past several years and the increasing complexity of criminal cases. Van der Burg said that this is a societal problem and cannot only be reproached to the justice system.


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