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Dutch MPs back a treaty between the Netherlands and Morocco which will make it easier to deport people suspected of committing crimes, the Telegraaf reported on Thursday.
At the moment deportations can only take place on the basis of UN treaties and are limited to serious international crime, such as terrorism and drugs trading.
The bilateral treaty focuses on crimes which carry a minimum sentence of at least a year, including murder, violent assault, money laundering and fraud. The treaty “sends out a signal that you cannot avoid the consequences if you commit crimes in either country,” justice minister David van Weel said.
The measure is important because of the size of the Moroccan diaspora in the Netherlands, he said. Criminals, he said, “deliberately go to Morocco as they used to do with Dubai, but that has changed since we signed a deal with the UAE. It has become less attractive.”
The treaty was signed by then justice minister Dilan Yesilgöz at the end of 2023 and is now being enacted in law.
MPs will debate the draft legislation on Thursday afternoon.
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