According to the chairman of the Dutch Council for the Judiciary, people unable to pay fines are still taken hostage at the order of the Public Prosecution Office. This means is intended to compel those unwilling to pay a fine, to actually pay. People who can't pay due to large debts or mental health problems are exempt from having to serve a few days in prison. Last year, judges already rang the alarm bell on this issue. In 2013 it happened around 162,000 times, in 2014 around 130,000 times. It mainly concerns fines for traffic offenses, or for driving a car or moped without insurance.
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Judges in the Netherlands Worried over Detainment for Unpaid Fines
According to the chairman of the Dutch Council for the Judiciary, people unable to pay fines are still taken hostage at the order of the Public Prosecution Office. This means is intended to compel those unwilling to...
by PILP
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