After the internet disconnection on July 17, the Public Prosecution Service, in very close and pleasant cooperation with the chain partners, worked on restoring the digital systems. All applications supporting the criminal justice process are now operational again. All connections with applications from chain partners have also been restored: with these connections, the Public Prosecution Service can again exchange data digitally with chain partners (such as the police, the CJIB, and the Judiciary). With this restoration, the regular workflows in the criminal justice chain are back to normal.
However, the consequences of the IT disruption are not over yet. Because applications were offline during the intervening period, digital and physical backlogs have developed in the Public Prosecution Service components. Employees are also still unable to work from home, and some business management applications are not yet functioning optimally. The Public Prosecution Service is now doing everything possible to eliminate these backlogs.
Rinus Otte, chairman of the College of Attorneys General: “Despite the digital limitations of the past period, the criminal process has continued: this was only possible thanks to the tremendous efforts of our chain partners and Public Prosecution Service employees. The College has great admiration and appreciation for the way this has been jointly tackled.”
