The privacy of victims should be better protected. A suspect in a criminal trial may no longer get the standard personal information from a victim.
These are confidential matters such as address, telephone number and email address. Is written by Minister Van der Steur today in a letter to parliament.
Minister Van der Steur will thus eliminate unintentional breach of privacy.
As of January 1, personal data of victims still registered, but they will not come up in the criminal file. In addition, Van der Steur late identify which parties should have access to the data of the victim. Of this, he will inform the Lower House later.
Victim Support
Van der Steur writes that personal information of the victim it is necessary for police and judicial authorities to identify the victim and to communicate with the victim.
But it is for the criminal case are often not required to personal information about the victims transfer to the suspect.
That is why the minister wants a system in which personal information of the victims is only shared with people and with organizations such as Victim Support, if necessary.
"By another way to share information, we can put an end to unnecessary infringements of privacy and improve the position of victims," said the minister.
Tougher defense
Criminal Lawyer Van der Goot is not keen on the idea. He thinks that the defense more difficult, because a suspect is not sure who he or she is confronted.
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Minister Van der Steur will thus eliminate unintentional breach of privacy.
As of January 1, personal data of victims still registered, but they will not come up in the criminal file. In addition, Van der Steur late identify which parties should have access to the data of the victim. Of this, he will inform the Lower House later.
Victim Support
Van der Steur writes that personal information of the victim it is necessary for police and judicial authorities to identify the victim and to communicate with the victim.
But it is for the criminal case are often not required to personal information about the victims transfer to the suspect.
That is why the minister wants a system in which personal information of the victims is only shared with people and with organizations such as Victim Support, if necessary.
"By another way to share information, we can put an end to unnecessary infringements of privacy and improve the position of victims," said the minister.
Tougher defense
Criminal Lawyer Van der Goot is not keen on the idea. He thinks that the defense more difficult, because a suspect is not sure who he or she is confronted.
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