Overview of crimes

Sexual offence charges have serious consequences for your life if you do not engage the right lawyer to help you through this stressful time. ORAIBI Lawyers can help you defend all types of sexual offences and will use its expertise to observe your defence with discretion.

These include, for example, rape, indecent assault, possession or distribution of child pornography, exploitation of prostitution, exhibitionism, ...

The stakes are incredibly high. Murder is one of the most serious crimes in the Belgian Criminal Code. It requires a thorough knowledge of the Criminal Code, but the rules of criminal procedure must also be respected at a procedural level. Get assistance from a lawyer you trust and who will do justice to your side of the story.

Crimes within the domestic sphere can have real emotional and financial consequences. Not only does it bring a lot of stress to partners, but children are also often involved within intrafamily problems. ORAIBI Lawyers aims to provide a solution that protects you and your relatives.

Charges of firearms are serious crimes under the Criminal Code and many of these charges carry prison sentences. Often, you may not know that a prohibited weapon is involved.

Did you know that a simple kitchen knife can still be classified as a prohibited weapon in certain contexts? Always get advice from ORAIBI Lawyers when you are facing charges related to prohibited weapons.

Internet crime is any crime or illegal online activity involving use of the internet. This includes hacking, spamming, computer fraud, online stalking, credit card fraud and so much more.

ORAIBI Lawyers has extensive experience and will use its knowledge and resources (such as forensic digital experts) to defend you.

Theft is punishable. It ranges from simple shoplifting to violent robbery with the use or display of weapons. Carjacking or homejacking and fraud are also dealt with severely. A strategic defence can make all the difference and ensure no jail time and/or no mention on your criminal record.

Prosecutions for drugs are common in the province of Antwerp. Possession and trafficking of narcotics is punishable and prison sentences can be high, up to 15 years. A conviction can also have serious consequences for your criminal record and your job opportunities may be lost as a result. Get assistance from ORAIBI Lawyers to make a difference in your potential punishment.

Much controversy surrounds the use, possession and selling/purchasing of cannabis. In Antwerp, the rules are clear: there is a zero tolerance policy. This means that even possession of user quantities can lead to a fine or charge. If you are prosecuted for drug offences, our firm will assist you and advise you on the best solutions. In doing so, keeping your criminal record blank and your freedom is the main objective while we do keep an eye on your criminal record.

Both crimes have different meanings. Human trafficking involves recruiting, transporting, transferring, harbouring, sheltering, taking or transferring control of a person in order to exploit that person. The aim is to obtain a (financial) benefit from this exploitation.

The following acts may be the subject of human trafficking:

• exploitation of prostitution or other forms of sexual exploitation
• exploitation in begging
• offering work or services in conditions contrary to human dignity
• removal of organs or human bodily material
• Forcing someone to commit a crime or wrongdoing (in some cases, dealing drugs or committing thefts)

Human smuggling involves financial gain by helping someone cross the border or cooperating in this (e.g. by providing accommodation to the illegal person afterwards).

Human smuggling is criminalised in the Aliens Act while human trafficking can be found in the Penal Code.

There is an important difference between libel and defamation. When someone maliciously spreads accusations about a person, this can be punishable.

Slander is publicly and maliciously accusing someone of something without providing any evidence while the law states that this crime must be proven. This is the case, for example, when you are publicly accused of rape when there is completely no evidence for this.

Honour robbery is maliciously accusing someone of something so that that person's honour is (publicly) tarnished, without proof of this being legally possible or permissible. This is the case, for example, when someone has been finally acquitted for a crime, but he is persistently accused by the victim.