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Victims’ group seeks €120 pay when court delays cut criminal sentences

5 July 2026 - 11:25

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Hundreds of serious crime convicts handed shorter sentences because trials take too long

3 July 2026 - 08:43

The District Court of Utrecht located on Vrouwe Justitiaplein. 15 Dec. 2016

Ethnicity definitely plays a role in the Dutch criminal justice system, study finds

20 June 2025 - 12:00

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