Rotterdam Mayor: “We and our police are close to drowning”

A group of mayors said in a letter to parliament. Every new task given to the police put a lot of other investigations at risk. They claim that the fight against human trafficking and a range of other crimes are already coming under pressure.  Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb of Rotterdam said:  “We ask you to be careful of a further increase in priorities that require extra police capacity.  We also urge you to quickly come up with structure measures to increase police strength.  We and our police are drowning.”

https://nltimes.nl/2019/10/30/new-police-tasks-put-investigation-work-risk-mayors-warn

Second Time Drugs Found on Dutch Marine Ship

A few days ago an inspection of the marine ship, Johan de Witt, in the harbor of Den Helder, found eleven kilo of drugs, most probably cocaine.  Last month on the same ship, a 23-year old Dutch mariner was also arrested with 11 kilo of drugs.

https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2019/10/27/drugs-aangetroffen-op-een-nederlands-marineschip-a3978161

Privacy Problems at many Dating Sites

The consumer organization Consumentenbond has investigated ten dating sites. They came to the conclusion that 8 of them transgress the privacy law. Only one of the ten has a complete privacy declaration. All the others are very vague about the issue.

https://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/1462490154/veel-datingsites-schenden-privacy

Dutch Jewish Family terrorized for Twenty Years

A Jewish family living in the village Hippolytushoef has been subjected for twenty years with, almost daily, terror. The Schmidt family has five children. Some have been called “dirty Jews” and have also been told that all Jews should be gassed. The police is inactive and does not investigate the incidents.

https://jonet.nl/joods-gezin-in-hippolytushoef-leeft-al-twintig-jaar-met-dagelijkse-terreur/

Indications that Dutch Banks Whitewashed Major Drug Money

The police suspect a Bosnian Dutch drug cartel of whitewashing drug money on a major scale via Dutch banks.  Experts on whitewashing claim that the banks and a notary in the town of Breda should have investigated these transactions.  The lawyer of the suspects said that all transactions were legal.

https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/drugskartel-waste-opbrengsten-wit-nederlandse-banken-hadden-moeten-ingrijpen~a464c597/

At least 70 killed by Dutch Bombing Attack in Iraq in 2015

The Pentagon in the United States has confirmed that seventy civilians have been killed in 2015 by a Dutch bombing in Iraq of an ISIS bomb factory. Witnesses say that far more were killed and 23 children have been killed. There are also hundreds of wounded.   

https://www.metronieuws.nl/in-het-nieuws/2019/10/zeker-zeventig-doden-door-nederlandse-bom-in-irak

Health Authorities: Plans to prevent Climate Increase possibly dangerous

The Dutch local Health Authorities (GGD) have written to the minister of climate, Eric Wiebes, that there are many risks in the building of energy windmills, biomass centers and plans for sustainability increase of houses. This was a reaction of the regional authorities on the Dutch national climate plan which lists the sustainability plans of the government until 2030.

ad.nl/binnenland/ggd-klimaatplannen-mogelijk-schadelijk-voor-gezondheid~a0a18202/

Dutchman Part of International Cartel dominating Cocaine Market

According to the police the Dutch criminal Ridouan Taghi is part of a huge cartel which, together with members of the Italian, Irish and Bosnian mafia, dominates a large part of the European Cocaine market. Taghi is being searched by the Dutch authorities because of several underworld murders. The Dutch prosecution thinks that he lives in Dubai where also other members of the cartel are probably living.

https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/superkartel-met-taghi-beheerst-cokemarkt~a96efae4/

Three Policemen wounded in Turkish-Kurdish Fight in Rotterdam

Protests of Turkish and Kurdish demonstrators in Rotterdam could not be controlled by the police and led to fights. The conflict resulted from the Turkish invasion in the Kurdish area of northern Syria. Twenty three suspects were arrested. A number of knives and other similar weapons were found. Three policemen were wounded.

https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/tientallen-aanhoudingen-bij-grimmig-protest-in-rotterdam-meerdere-agenten-gewond-geraakt~ad9e3317/

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Solving Racism and Discrimination in Police Force will take more than 5 years

Unrest about racism and discrimination in the national police continues.  These problems cannot be solved within 5 years, says Liesbeth Huyzer - a member of the Dutch Police leadership.  Apparently in one police office in The Hague, there is a group of policemen who pretend to be exterminators of Moroccans.

https://www.trouw.nl/binnenland/de-politie-heeft-een-diversiteitsprobleem-en-dat-gaat-niet-zomaar-weg~be3d00cd/

After Damning Report Major of The Hague resigns

Pauline Krikke, major of The Hague, has resigned after a highly critical report about her failure to act when fires, alighted on the occasion of New Year’s Eve, led to huge problems.

https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/haagse-burgemeester-pauline-krikke-treedt-per-direct-af~ae349ffb/

Leading Italian Mafia Expert: London and Amsterdam most corrupt cities

Roberto Saviano is a leading Italian mafia expert and highly successful author.  He says London and Amsterdam are the two most corrupt cities he has ever seen.  He explains that it is not corruption at street level, nor are the politicians or the policemen corrupt like in Naples or Largos.  Rather it is the Dutch financial system which whitewashes the criminal money that is the most corrupt.

https://www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opinie/auteur-maffiaboek-gomorra-de-maffia-in-amsterdam-is-erger-dan-in-napels~b3e90a15/

Environment Organization: Many flights At Amsterdam Airport Are Illegal

Johan Vollenbroek, chairman of the Environmental Organization Mobilization for the Environment (MOB) says that Schiphol, Amsterdam Airport, operates already many years without environmental permits. After the report of the organization Mr. Vollenbroek says that lawyers say that the number of flights has to decrease greatly. The airport claims that it does not need a permit. Vollenbroek has complained to Dutch ministries and will complain at the European Commission in Brussels.

https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/milieuorganisatie-haalt-uit-naar-schiphol-veel-vluchten-zijn-illegaal~a0bc2b1e/