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David van Weel

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"They keep society running and must be able to do their work safely and without hindrance. They deserve our support, protection, and respect." Minister of Justice David van Weel (VVD) describes in a letter to the House of Representatives the violence and aggression that people with a public task face "regularly" while performing their duties as "unacceptable." (translated)

OM gaat zwaardere straffen eisen bij geweld tegen hulpverleners
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"I fully endorse that line." This is stated in a guideline that the College of Attorney Generals wants to implement starting Thursday, writes Justice Minister David van Weel (VVD) in a letter to the House of Representatives. (translated)

OM gaat harder straffen bij geweld tegen mensen met publieke taak: eis dubbel zo zwaar als bij regulier misdrijf
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"I fully endorse that line," writes Van Weel. (translated)

OM gaat zwaardere straffen eisen bij geweld tegen hulpverleners
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"it is actually not illegal, but is used for illegal practices" 'Really shocked' Van Weel says he is "really shocked" after seeing the video associated with the NRC article, which shows what access the app mSpy has. (translated)

Justitieminister Van Weel gaat kijken of surveillance-apps zoals mSpy verboden kunnen worden
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"I was just incomplete in my apologies." After a long series of hesitations, Van Weel insisted that he had not deliberately misled the House. (translated)

De affaire rond Van Weel staat voor meer, en dat beseffen ze in het kabinet nu ook
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'The magic happens in the small rooms, or during conversations in the restaurants and hotels nearby.' 'It's exactly as always,' said the Dutch Minister of Justice David van Weel, who, as a former legal advisor and former top official at NATO, has already joined the annual UN high mass about ten times before. (translated)

Waarom Europa op de VN-top steun zoekt bij India, Brazilië en Kenia tegen de macht van Trump, Xi en Poetin
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Justice Minister David van Weel said last June something about how 'complex' it all was, and 'extensive'. (translated)

Het grote probleem is dat liegen anno 2026 geen uitzondering meer is in de politiek, maar de regel
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"I recognize that you feel my apologies were not sincere or only focused on the process," says Van Weel. (translated)

Na halve spijtbetuigingen buigt minister Van Weel uiteindelijk diep genoeg voor de Tweede Kamer: ‘Het was echt op het randje’
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"That didn't work out, and I'm sorry." In response to the investigation, Van Weel stated that the figures from the accountants presented a distorted image and that in "more than half" of the cases it would concern notifications. (translated)

Justitieminister Van Weel overleeft motie van wantrouwen, maar moet van oppositie eerst diep door het stof
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"If you have a report, so not even a formal complaint, without any leads for the investigation - you don't even have an idea of a perpetrator or anything like that in mind - the police will of course not allocate their investigative capacity to that." (translated)

Kamer roept Van Weel tot verantwoording met spoeddebat over onbehandelde aangifte
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