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Lawyers are no longer allowed by the Dutch Judicial Institutions Agency to bring laptops, phones, or tablets on prison visits. "But a laptop is always essential for a lawyer," says the Dutch Bar Association.
The Dutch Judicial Institutions Agency wants to combat smuggling and criminal activity with this measure, but criminal lawyers say it makes their work impossible.
Lawyers are no longer allowed to bring a laptop, mobile phone, or USB drive with them when visiting their clients in a penitentiary. The Dutch Judicial Institutions Agency (DJI) has informed the Dutch Bar Association (NOvA) of this.
Lawyers against laptop ban in all Dutch prisons
The Dutch Judicial Institutions Agency (DJI) has banned lawyers from taking laptops, mobile phones, or USB drives into any of the Nehterlands’ prisons. The Dutch Bar Association (NOvA) is concerned by this step, calling it “unacceptable and unworkable,” AD reports.
Lawyers are no longer allowed to bring a laptop, mobile phone, or USB drive with them when visiting their clients in a penitentiary. The Dutch Judicial Institutions Agency (DJI) has informed the Dutch Bar Association (NOvA) of this.
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