Questionnaire Netherlands, The
III.16 On what grounds can he be dismissed?
Since public prosecutors are civil servants, the
grounds for dismissal are laid down in sect. 98 of the General Rules for Civil
Servants (a Royal Decree). The main grounds are:
a. the loss of a statutory prerequisite to become a public prosecutor
b. a court decision that he is placed under legal restraint
c. a prison sentence for a crime
d. disability to exercise his tasks properly due to illness for more than two years
e. disability to exercise his tasks properly due to other reasons
f. retirement at the age of 65
g. providing irregular or restricted information which otherwise would not have led to an appointment as public prosecutor.
The dismissal can be honourable and dishonourable. The grounds for dismissal under a, d, e, f are honourable.
a. the loss of a statutory prerequisite to become a public prosecutor
b. a court decision that he is placed under legal restraint
c. a prison sentence for a crime
d. disability to exercise his tasks properly due to illness for more than two years
e. disability to exercise his tasks properly due to other reasons
f. retirement at the age of 65
g. providing irregular or restricted information which otherwise would not have led to an appointment as public prosecutor.
The dismissal can be honourable and dishonourable. The grounds for dismissal under a, d, e, f are honourable.
