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 White paper on crime 2006 Part 1/Chapter 3/Section 2/4 

4 Bankruptcy-related offenses

  Fig. 1-3-2-8 shows the numbers of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices over the last 10 years for obstruction of compulsory execution, obstruction of auction (including collusion for the purpose of preventing a fair determination of price or acquiring a wrongful gain), and violations of the Bankruptcy Act (Act No. 75 of 2004, Act No. 71 of 1922 before abolition under Act No. 75 of 2004 for up to December 2004).

Fig. 1-3-2-8  Numbers of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for obstruction of compulsory execution, obstruction of auction, and Bankruptcy Act violations (1996-2005)

  Table 1-3-2-9 shows the numbers of persons prosecuted or not prosecuted by public prosecutors over the last five years for obstruction of compulsory execution, obstruction of auction (including collusion for the purpose of preventing a fair determination of price or acquiring a wrongful gain), and Bankruptcy Act violations.
  In 2005, five persons prosecuted were indicted and no one was put on summary trial procedures for obstruction of compulsory execution. A total of 76 persons prosecuted were indicted and 54 were put on summary trial procedures for the obstruction of auction, and 23 persons prosecuted were indicted and five were put on summary trial procedures for collusion for the purpose of preventing a fair determination of price or acquiring a wrongful gain. Nine persons prosecuted were indicted and two were put on summary trial procedures for Bankruptcy Act violations (Source: Annual Report of Statistics on Prosecution).

Table 1-3-2-9  Numbers of persons prosecuted or not prosecuted for obstruction of compulsory execution, obstruction of auction, and Bankruptcy Act violations (2001-2005)