The dead are still listed in police system

The details of at least 8,000 people who have died are still listed in the police recognition system, the government’s scientific research council reports on Tuesday.


The system also contains the names of 2,800 people arrested but never charged.
The recognition system is old and changes have to be made by hand which does not happen quickly or accurately, a police spokesman told news agency ANP.
‘Because the system is so old, it is being replaced over the coming years,’ he said.

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