Special procedures in criminal cases, 1990-2016
| Periods | Requested pardons Received petitions of request (number) |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 1,126 |
| 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.