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Crime > Punishment Stats: compare key data on Belgium & Netherlands

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STAT Belgium Netherlands
Crimes possibly attracting life sentence Murder Attack on monarch, violence to parliament, several facts constituting an offence resulting in death of (a) person(s) (not manslaughter), manslaughter in combination with other facts, facts with intent to terrorism, treason
Crimes requiring mandatory sentence None None
Has indefinite sentence No Yes ( de facto )
Has life imprisonment Yes Yes
Life sentence under the age of 18 or 21 under 12 : never prosecution 12\u201315 : max. detained till the age of 20 16\u201317 : max. 30 years' imprisonment under 12 : never prosecution 12\u201315 : max. 12 months imprisonment 16\u201317 : max. 24 months imprisonment
Maximum length of sentence None None
Minimum life sentence to serve before eligibility for requesting parole 15 years (no previous conviction or below 3 years), 19 years (previous conviction below 5 years), or 23 years (previous conviction 5 years or more) Never

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