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Board of public prosecutors confirms: police may not ask you on the phone to participate in a lie detector test
Some time ago, we were told that the police apparently also ask suspects by phone to participate in a lie detector test. We as Advocaat.be immediately reacted critically to this. Even the response from the Board of Procurators General is now clear: it cannot be done over the phone.
Yasmina El Kaddouri is a lawyer trying to get young people excited about her profession
Yasmina El Kaddouri is a Ghent lawyer who has been working for the non-profit association TAJO for almost 5 years. She introduces young people to the legal profession. We interviewed her about it.
Jan Coninx champions warm Belgium as lawyer and entrepreneur
Jan Coninx is a lawyer; a lawyer is also an entrepreneur. So he is well placed as president of the non-profit organisation Entrepreneurs for a Warm Belgium. The non-profit organisation works through projects in the fields of food, culture and education to give people equal opportunities to develop.
Meet a lawyer fighting (often literally) for a good cause
Bert Vanmechelen used to be a professional boxer. Today, he is not only a lawyer but also president of the non-profit organisation Fighters Against Cancer. In an interview, he explains the link between martial arts and his fight against childhood cancer.
Phone from police for lie detector test? Need to know
"Are you willing to take a polygraph test? Can and should that be done just like that? And what does it mean?
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