Special procedures in criminal cases, 1990-2016
| Periods | Requested pardons Received petitions of request (number) | Requested pardons Decisions Granted unconditional pardons (number) | Requested pardons Decisions Conditional granting of pardon (number) | Requested pardons Decisions Pardon requests rejected (number) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1,126 | 175 | 61 | 439 |
| Source: CBS. | ||||
Dataset is not available.
This table contains information about compensations to former suspects and about
the granting of pardons.
The data concerning compensations are subdivided into compensations due to wrongful incarceration and compensations for costs as a result of being a suspect.
Of these compensations, there is information on
- submitted requests
- granted requests
- granted amounts for the requests and the average amount per granted request
The data on pardons are subdivided into received requests for a pardon and decisions on pardons.
- granted unconditional pardons
- granted conditional pardons
- denied requests for pardons
Data available from 1990 to 2016.
Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are definite.
Changes as of 30 November, 2017:
None, this table has been stopped.
When will new data be published?
Due to funding cuts there will be no new data for this statistic as from 1 January 2018. For more information see the link in paragraph 3.
Description topics
- Requested pardons
- The number of requested pardons.
After sentencing, the offender or a third party may submit a request for a
pardon to remit part or all of the sentence.
The law concerning pardons describes two grounds on which a pardon
can be given.
First, circumstances may exist which the judge did not consider or did
not consider enough when reaching a verdict, while these circumstances
may have led to a lighter sentence.
Second, the realisation of (part of) the sentence will serve no reasonable
purpose.- Received petitions of request
- The number of received letters of request for pardon.
A letter of request for pardon may pertain to more than one sanction.
- Decisions
- The number of requests for the granting of pardons.
A letter of request may pertain to more than one sanction. A decision is reached for each individual sanction and then counted.- Granted unconditional pardons
- The number of requests on which a decision for unconditional pardon is reached.
In the case of unconditional pardon, no conditions are set for the
offender.
- Conditional granting of pardon
- The number of requests on which a decision of conditional pardon is
reached.
For a conditional pardon, conditions may be set for the offender to comply with. E.g. that the offender fulfils a working or learning sanction, or repairs the damage caused by the crime. The offender may also be required to pay a fine, or repair the damage caused by the crime completely or in part.
Usually, for a conditional pardon there is a probationary period of two years but the minister of Justice and Security may reduce or increase this period.
- Pardon requests rejected
- The number of rejected requests for pardons.