December 10, 2008
Amsterdam district court opened detailed hearings in the appeal of alleged crime boss Willem Holleeder and several other defendants found guilty a year ago of blackmailing four businessmen.
Holleeder was sentenced to nine years in jail for blackmail.
Two of the alleged victims, including property magnate Willem Endstra, are dead.
December 10, 2008
Visiting illegal prostitutes will be punishable by up to six months in jail if cabinet plans to reform the law on prostitution go through.
In addition, all companies involved in the sex industry – from escort bureaus and sex theatres to massage salons – will have to get an official licence to operate. [...]
December 8, 2008
Hopes by some city councils that the government will allow trials of legal marijuana production to supply cannabis cafes were dashed on Monday when the ChristenUnie party said it was ‘out of the question’.
The minor coalition government party says the experiment would break the coalition agreement, which includes the provison that there [...]
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