[members-discuss] Update on police order of 8 November

See below the rough translation of the Dutch order from the Police.

Please keep in mind, I'm not a laywer or a legal Dutch English translator, so there might be some specific wording used that isn't 100%.
It will however give a good indication of the overall intention of the document handed to RIPE.

Regards,
Erik Bais


You can read an original Dutch copy of the police order here:  https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/member-support/police-order-8-november-2011

My English translation:

Order based on article 2 of the police law.
To protect the public order and maintain order

Signed by G.A. Wind, Inspector of the Police, active at the team High Tech Crime of the Dienst National Recherche of the Korps Landelijke Politiediensten,

Considering that:

-       By the authorized authorities of the United States of America, a criminal investigation is started to investigate the un-authorized installations of malware software on several million computer systems in the US and abroad, including the laundry of criminal profits.
-       These facts are punishable by Dutch law, based on (among others) the articles 138ab, 139B, 140, 350a and 420bis of the Dutch Wetboek van Strafrecht (Dutch Law book for criminal Law)
-       These punishable facts are an immediate threat to the Dutch public order.
-       On December 14th 2010 by the authorized authorities of the USA, the Dutch authorities received a request for assistance to assist in the investigation of the US case.
-       On November 3th, 2011, by the authorized authorities of the USA, an additional request was done to the Dutch authorities, based on a decree by Honorable William H. Pauley III, US district judge, Southern District of New York, on Nov. 3th 2011.
-       The US court order has impact on the activities of all Regional Internet Registrars (RIR) in the world, of which Resaux IP European Network Coordination Center (RIPE NCC) has their office (seat) in Amsterdam.

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The US judge (??**) (*probably judge was intended, as it was poorly translated into Dutch*) orders every RIR to take the following measurements to prevent:
o       The suspects in the US investigation will transfer the control of the relevant registrations of a couple specific IP ranges in the public register.
o       The suspects in the US investigations will alter the relevant registration(s) of a specific set of IP ranges in the public register, unless specifically approved by the FBI of the US attorney's office for the Southern District of New York.
o       The suspects in the US investigation a specific set IP address registration (IP address records) transfer to someone else, unless specifically approved by the FBI of the US attorney's office in the Southern District of New York.

Ordered by the (Officier van Justitie) (the Dutch) Public Prosecutor of the Public Office, mr. L.J.A. van Zwieten,

Hereby orders:
RIPE NCC
with offices in Amsterdam
To protect the public order and maintain the order to act accordingly to the US court order for the following IP ranges:

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For the compliance to the order, it is expected to report compliance to the person who signed this order no later than November 8th 2011. In case it is technically not possible to execute the order, it is expected that you, no later than November 8th 2011, notify the person who signed this order.

This measurement should be in place for the period November 8th 2011 up to and including March 22nd, 2012.

This order is signed and handed over on the November 8th, 2011

G.A. Wind
<insert Signature / stamp >

For receipts:

RIPE NCC