A 16-year-old boy who assaulted a politician shall be prosecuted by the general public prosecution service on expenses of tried severe assault, native media stated on Monday.
The boy, who was 15 at the moment, assaulted Thierry Baudet, the chief of Discussion board voor Democratie, in Groningen final yr. The politician was about to take a photograph in a café with the boy after an occasion for the elections of the Home of Representatives however was all of a sudden hit with a beer bottle and was then transported to a hospital for therapy. Though one other suspect, a twin brother of the defendant, was arrested on this case, whether or not he can be prosecuted as properly remains to be unknown. The assault obtained condemnations from a number of politicians who labelled it as “unacceptable”.
In line with the general public prosecution service, the trial towards the boy will begin within the fall of this yr however shall be behind closed door contemplating his younger age. It additional stated that “[n]o additional substantive data shall be supplied till the substantive listening to”.
Within the Netherlands, if youths aged 12 to 17 commit a minor offence, they are often sent to the crime prevention programme. On this occasion, the suspect can apologize to the victims and pay for damages. Within the current case, because the prosecution service will prosecute the boy, they determined the case was not minor. As soon as the suspects are prosecuted by the general public prosecutor, they’d obtain a summons to the juvenile courtroom beneath Part two of the code of criminal procedure. The Youth Act is principally utilized to juveniles according to the legal code whereas the adolescent legal regulation will be utilized by a choice of the courtroom to younger suspects aged 16 to 22 following the 2014 reform. Apart from a custodial sentence, the courtroom can order any different sanctions together with unpaid work or a coaching venture.
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