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Netherlands Public Prosecution Service at a glance

The Netherlands Public Prosecution Service is reponsible for investigating and prosecuting criminal offences.  The Public Prosecution Service main tasks are: supervising the police in the investigation of criminal offences, prosecuting criminal offences and bringing suspected offenders before the courts and dealing with criminal offences without involving the courts.

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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Female Suspect in art theft in Assen allowed to await investigation in freedom

10-03-2025 | 11:30

The Public Prosecution Service North-Netherlands has decided that a 40-year-old woman from Heerhugowaard may await the ...

Fourth suspect to remain in custody for longer due to involvement in Drenthe art theft

05-03-2025 | 12:00

The chamber of the North-Nederlands court has decided today to extend the pre-trial detention of a 26-year-old man from ...

Suspects in Assen art theft investigation to remain in custody for longer

12-02-2025 | 11:00

Two suspects in the art-theft-case in Assen will remain in custody for an additional 90 days. The pre-trial detention of the ...

Three suspects in Drenthe art theft to remain in custody for another fourteen days

31-01-2025 | 00:00

The examining magistrate of the North-Netherlands court in Assen has decided that the three suspects (two men and a woman from ...

Dutch prosecutors ask maritime sector to be alert to human smuggling

19-11-2024 | 08:08

2024 is the deadliest year for migrants crossing the English Channel. The Netherlands Public Prosecution Service (OM) prosecutes ...

Dutch Public Prosecutors demand life imprisonment against leader of British drug organization for 2002 murder in Groningen

14-11-2024 | 13:09

The Public Prosecution Service (OM) North Netherlands has demanded a life sentence for a 52-year-old man from Nottingham, ...
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