Deputy Minister: Money for African Aid May end up with Terrorists

The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ben Knapen (Christian Democrat) stated on Radio One that he cannot guarantee that humanitarian aid to fight hunger in the Horn of Africa will not partly end up with terrorist organizations. He said that while he has no concrete information, one never knows where either money or food will ultimately end up. He reacted to a U.N. report that the Somalian terror organization Al-Shabaab requests fees in order to let food through.
www.telegraaf.nl/buitenland/10309094/____Geld_kan_bij_terroristen_belanden____.html?sn=buitenland

Massive Arrest of Motorcyclists to Prevent Gang Wars

The Amsterdam police arrested 56 members of the Moluccan motorcycle club Satudarah. This was done in order to prevent a gang war with another club, the Hells Angels. The Satudarahs want to become members of an international motor gang called the Bandido’s. Among those arrested, two pistols and twelve knives were found. In the meantime, 50 bikers have been released.
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Health Inspectorate: Hospitals Must Follow Hygiene Procedures Better

Jan van Wijngaarden, Chief Inspector of Public Health has told RTL TV News that hospitals will have to adhere more strictly to hygiene procedures. Also the use of antibiotics needs to be monitored because if not done correctly, it will increase the outbreak of bacteria. Van Wijngaarden said this as a result of the problems with resistant bacteria at the Maasstad hospital in Rotterdam. The inspectorate of health will control hygiene procedures in hospitals more strictly from now on.
www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/5270/Zorg/article/detail/2840018/2011/08/06/Inspectie-gaat-ziekenhuizen-strenger-bekijken.dhtml

Police: Security Cameras are of Very Poor Quality

The Council of Police Commissioners has stated that the quality of many security cameras in the Netherlands is very low. Often, criminals are filmed so poorly that one cannot even recognize them. The greatest problem is the difference in quality and in addition, cameras are regularly hung the wrong way. As a result, criminals are often acquitted by judges. Last year, one robber was filmed 17 times at automatic cash machines. Only in one case was he somewhat recognizable. The police want a guarantee of quality for the cameras, but know that this request cannot be imposed.

http://www.nu.nl/binnenland/2581546/politie-vindt-kwaliteit-cameratoezicht-tenenkrommend.html

Rotterdam: 65 Arrests during Summer Carnival

During the summer carnival in Rotterdam, 65 people were arrested. In some cases it was because they had attacked policemen. One policeman was bitten on his head. Another policeman had a bottle thrown at his head. One person was knifed in the face and the stabber managed to escape. Most people were arrested for public drunkenness, urinating in public, drug use, or because they had no I.D. on them. Thirteen people were brought to hospitals for heart problems, broken bones and one case of a brain concussion.
www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/3380/muziek/article/detail/2823823/2011/07/31/Tientallen-aanhoudingen-tijdens-Zomercarnaval.dhtml

Green Left Parliamentarian Complains to Police about Death Threats

Green Left Parliamentarian Tofik Dibi complained for the second time in a week about receiving death threats on Twitter. This time someone wrote to him, “I hope that they kill you together with all your leftist friends.” Dibi is one of the politicians who has accused PVV leader Geert Wilders that through his use of language, murderers such as Anders Breivik may decide to become violent. Wilders replied that this was total nonsense and that these people could climb a tree as far as he is concerned.
www.trouw.nl/tr/nl/4500/Politiek/article/detail/2825021/2011/08/01/Tofik-Dibi-weer-bedreigd.dhtml

Enschede: No Patients Accepted Due to Resistant Bacteria

Last week, the infectious MRSA bacteria was identified in a patient at the Medisch Spectrum Twente hospital in Enschede. Thereupon the hospital decided to stop accepting patients for two surgical departments. All planned operations, other than emergency ones have been postponed. This policy will be continued until tests give more clarity on the situation. The MRSA bacteria is difficult to fight because it is resistant to most common antibiotics. The bacteria is also called the “hospital bacteria” because it mainly occurs there. Annually in Dutch hospitals, about 1,500 people become infected by the bacteria.
www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/5270/Zorg/article/detail/2824180/2011/07/31/Opnamestop-Twents-ziekenhuis-om-MRSA-bacterie.dhtml