Dutch drink offenders to get teetotal tag to keep them dry


  • World
  • Monday, 15 Jun 2020

An unidentified woman adjusts an ankle strap, called "alcoholmeter", that can measure alcohol consumption from sweat due to control consumption of people who have been convicted for a crime and whose sentence includes a ban on alcohol consumption, in Zutphen, Netherlands June 12, 2020. REUTERS/Esther Verkaik

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - People in the Netherlands convicted of crimes related to alcohol abuse will have to wear a special ankle bracelet to monitor their drinking habits once the government has passed the necessary legislation.

The Dutch justice ministry has said the electronic bracelet or tag will keep track of any sign of alcohol consumption by analysing the sweat of the person wearing it.

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