“Court must decide on prosecution of Booking.com over money-laundering”, 9 Apr 2026

On 8 April 2026, civil society groups filed a complaint with the Dutch Court of Appeal, challenging the length of time it has taken the public prosecutor to reach a decision on a criminal complaint against Booking.com that accuses the company of laundering profits from listings in illegal Israeli settlements.

...Yet, in that time, the Dutch prosecutor’s office has failed to make a decision on the matter. Consequently, the groups have initiated a so-called ‘article 12’ procedure, which requires the Court of Appeal to decide on the merits of the criminal complaint and whether the prosecutor must proceed to prosecute Booking.com...

The original criminal complaint filed by the civil society groups on 8 November 2023 accuses Booking.com of laundering revenue obtained from renting out properties in illegal Israeli settlements across the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem...

If the complaint filed today is found admissible, the Court of Appeal can decide that further investigation is needed before it issues an order, or it can decide that the prosecutor must proceed to prosecute Booking.com based on the criminal complaint.