Plea bargain is one where you accept a lesser criminal sentence if you choose not to go for a trial - it is not a settlement but a deal. In the case of this Bel

Plea bargain is one where you accept a lesser criminal sentence if you choose not to go for a trial - it is not a settlement but a deal. In the case of this Belgium law, it seems you can settle a criminal sentence (T^C apply). In US terms, it seems this law allows settling of criminal misdemeanors (roughly). From what I understand, only a part of the law is unconstitutional. This is the part where the public prosecutor has a choice to decide whom he will provide a settlement to. In other words, the option for settlement should exist with everyone equally. This itself seems a quagmire now because it essentially says that only people with enough money can have such a settlement.