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I believe in The Netherlands it is the same. I always assumed it to be universal.

• skrebbel 3y ago
  Are you sure? I don’t believe that this is the case, esp for super heavy stuff like telling someone they don't have a right to a lawyer when actually they do.
  • the-dude 3y ago
    Police is definitely bound to the law, like the right you are referring to. This doesn't mean everything has to be true : an example from an earlier comment of mine is lying about which evidence they actually have. edit: https://nieuws.nl/algemeen/20180203/de-politie-in-nederland-mag-liegen/ https://nieuws.nl/algemeen/20180203/de-politie-in-nederland-...
    • skrebbel 3y ago
      Thats very far removed from “you dont have a right to a lawyer” IMO
      • the-dude 3y ago
        I never claimed that.
• hcfman 3y ago
  More than that. In the Netherlands the prosecutors are allowed to lie under oath in court. You might then ask "Well what value has the court then? Good question. The thing is, this doesn't just work against suspects. This works when prosecutors lie in court in order to protect the informants that they have been using in an illegal manner to commit crimes against non-criminals. And every single person in all of the parts of government will just roll over to allow the injustice to continue. Except for Peter Omzigt...
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  • crote 3y ago
    > In the Netherlands the prosecutors are allowed to lie under oath in court. Do you have a source for that? I live in The Netherlands, and I have never heard of this.