Archive for 2011/11/25

Dutch Public Prosecutor mr. J. van Zijl says his ´hands and feet are tied´ and he is not able to investigate child abuse allegations against Dutch Secretary General of the Justice Department Mr. Joris Demmink. That´s when the lawyer of the plaintiffs decides to post all the evidence online

Posted: 2011/11/25 in Education / Awareness

Prosecutor argues that

  • complaints by two Turkish victims carry insufficient evidence,
  • his organization will not allow for a criminal investigation which in itself prevents him from interrogating 4 crucial witnesses in Turkey, checking the archives of the Dutch Ministry of Justice, and even the option to interview a third Turkish victim of child abuse.

The lawyer of the plaintiff(s) argues that

  • in The Netherlands an anonymous tip can already result in law enforcement raiding homes and arrest people, but a flood of evidence and witness statements does not appear to justify a criminal investigation in relation to the highest ranked official of the Justice Department. The lawyer then decided to post all relevant evidence online.

Dutch language news article, evidence and (Dutch subtitled) interrogation videos
http://www.bs-foundation.nl/openbaar-ministerie-zegt-‘onmachtig’-te-zijn-onderzoek-naar-demmink-te-openen/

Previously

Child abuse scandals in The Netherlands reach new height. Criminal complaints filed against Secretary General of Justice Department Mr. Joris Demmink in relation to the abuse of three Turkish teenagers.
http://vrritti.com/2011/09/07/child-abuse-scandals-in-the-netherlands-reach-new-height-criminal-complaints-filed-against-secretary-general-of-justice-department-mr-joris-demmink-in-relation-to-the-abuse-of-three-turkish-teenager/

Ruling is now in and it’s bad news for SABAM but great news for Scarlet, its customers, and privacy advocates everywhere

Posted: 2011/11/25 in Education / Awareness, Filtering, Illegal File Sharing, Jurisprudence

http://torrentfreak.com/european-court-isps-cant-spy-on-pirating-customers-111124/

EU law precludes the imposition of an injunction by a national court which requires an internet service provider to install a filtering system with a view to preventing the illegal downloading of files

Posted: 2011/11/25 in Blocking, Education / Awareness, Filtering

Such an injunction does not comply with the prohibition on imposing a general monitoring obligation on such a provider, or with the requirement to strike a fair balance between, on the one hand, the right to intellectual property, and, on the other, the freedom to conduct business, the right to protection of personal data and the freedom to receive or impart information

http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2011-11/cp110126en.pdf