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Harsher penalties for aggression against refuse collectors, translators, and interpreters
Official title: Wetsvoorstel tot wijziging van het Strafwetboek teneinde vuilnisophalers, vertalers en tolken toe te voegen aan de lijst van personen met een maatschappelijke functie.
Status: Parliament is still discussing this proposal, for example in a committee or while waiting for advice. (parliament: ‘Pending in the Chamber’)
In plain language
- Refuse collectors, translators, and interpreters are officially added to the list of persons with a societal role in the Criminal Code.
- This applies to waste collection and sorting workers, as well as translators and interpreters working for authorities, courts, or public services.
- If you commit violence, threats, or abuse against these workers while they carry out their duties, you face tougher criminal penalties.
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