Justice Investigates Possible Abuses at NFI

The Department of Justice and Security conducts research on the Dutch Forensic Institute (NFI) in case of possible abuse. To this end, it was decided after a whistleblower reported irregularities, confirms the IFN after publication in De Telegraaf .

The report comes from a person who was working in the department where research is being done on stab wounds and stab wounds. The committee, composed of three professors with various expertise, examines the research methods of the IFN. They study if the procedure was followed and if there is negligence of any of the employees. The research, announced by the ministry in April, focuses on the process, not the people's operations.

Own Research

In anticipation of this research, the IFN itself has investigated a number of files. "We did not find anything in these files that we had the idea: it is not good," says a spokesman. "But as a butcher, you can not judge your own meat, which is why the committee does independent research." How many cases the NFI itself has investigated, a spokesman did not say Friday. When the report of the commission is ready, it is not known.

See also: Judges' Report Firmly on NFI

IFN conducts forensic investigations, primarily on behalf of the Public Prosecutor's Office or the Police, and is an agency of the Ministry of Justice. Security and Justice. Each year, the IFN treats 40,000 cases

Last year, a solid report was published on the organization and culture of the IFN's management. This has shown that employees often feel in danger, there is suspicion and conflicts arise continuously. The gap between staff and managers is important. The investigation was opened after media employees spoke of a "culture of concealment".