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- De Vries Case Caught Up in A Legal Mess
- Rule of Law Under Threat in The Netherlands?
- Netherlands Working with EU to 'Win The Fight Against Organized Crime'
Peter R. de Vries, a renowned crime reporter in the Netherlands, was gunned down in July 2021, sparking anger and spreading shock wavesacross the country. At the time of his death, de Vries had been the confidant of Nabil B. — the crown witness who testified in an extensive criminal trial known as Marengo against Ridouan Taghi, a Moroccan-Dutch dru...
Across the European Union, the Netherlands is a country known for upholding the rule of law and supporting press freedom. But the murder of de Vries and the complexity of the legal procedures in the investigation have exposed cracks in the Dutch rule-of-law system. Both Schouten and his colleague Onno de Jong, who are the main lawyers of the crown ...
With the de Vries case set to be reheard early next year, Schouten and de Jong haven't lost hope. But both highlighted the urgency of finding solutions both within the country and Europe to rectify legal mistakes and protect people from crime. "This is not Italy in the 1950s, this is the Netherlands in 2022, where we are dealing with organized crim...
Mar 23, 2022 · But unlike in the US or Mexico, which have been profoundly altered by the War on Drugs, the verdict is still out on how the boom in trafficking will transform the Netherlands.
Aug 31, 2024 · Policy recommendations included expanding police and prison capacities to combat drug trafficking, eventually paving the way for a more security-based drug policy approach. In the international arena, the Netherlands shifted to a more conciliatory stance, emphasising drug control and crime prevention to bolster its image as a crime-fighting ...
Oct 20, 2021 · Drug gangs in the Netherlands have long since graduated from hashish to cocaine - and from dealing on the streets to a spree of contract killings. Police, lawyers, journalists: All are at risk of...
Oct 26, 2020 · In the absence of any serious international treatment on drugs policy, the Dutch must find a new way to deal with their increasingly dangerous predicament, they argue. DutchNews.nl spoke to Tops about the book and their ideas for a ‘third way’ approach in the Netherlands.
Oct 18, 2023 · The drug trade orchestrated by organised crime poses one of the most serious security threats to the EU today. The Roadmap consists of concrete actions that will reinforce the EU’s global response to organised crime and drug trafficking networks.
