The EU Court of Human Rights ruled that the Dutch government stop imposing TBS for petty crime. TBS is a compulsory treatment for violent criminals. Every year a psychiatrist evaluates and decides on extending treatment, formalized by a judge. TBS can be a life sentence.
If Holland abides by the EU ruling, a couple of hundred small crime offenders will have to be released immediately from TBS clinics.
They came up with quite a creative response. The Supreme Court ”overruled” the decision of the Human Rights Court. Non-existent in legal terms. The Netherlands plainly ignored the international community and made their own little verdict: we do as we please. Nobody is released.
If Holland abides by the EU ruling, a couple of hundred small crime offenders will have to be released immediately from TBS clinics.
They came up with quite a creative response. The Supreme Court ”overruled” the decision of the Human Rights Court. Non-existent in legal terms. The Netherlands plainly ignored the international community and made their own little verdict: we do as we please. Nobody is released.
