Minister of Security and Justice Ard van der Steur wants quick clarity on new Teevendeal-disclosures. Monday surfaced that the ministry at the time order was given to abandon the quest for the receipt of the controversial deal.
Monday unveiled Nieuwsuur that the “receipt” of the Teevendeal almost was found in 2014, but that IT staff of government by ‘people from higher up ‘were urged to stop their search.
What preceded it? Elsevier.nl put all the events around the ‘receipts affair once more in a row
In short:. in 2000 gave Fred Teeven, then prosecutor, drug criminal Cees Helman a deal. It was a so-called withdrawal settlement to which it looked at first glance like Helman 750,000 guilders paid to the state. The rest of the settlement would later emerge that the black money of justice by Helman was refunded to his account.
Eventually Helman could keep 4.7 million guilders and he also got a reduced sentence in exchange for information which could be used in major criminal cases. Teeven showed both the tax authorities and the Public Prosecutor (OM) completely in the dark on the deal.
June 3, 2014 – After questions from the Chamber, held the then Minister of Justice Ivo Opstelten insisted that the receipt was found. This would later prove not the case.
June 5, 2014 – ICT employees received on this date from above to stop the order to find the receipt. This fact did so until last Monday outside. The ICT professionals were at the time the ticket almost on the track
March 9, 2015 , almost a year later, the proof of payment was Cees Helman -. It controversial ‘receipt’ – still found. This showed that there was no second only 4.7 million guilders was the deal.
Earlier Opstelten long maintained that the deal would have cost the state 1.2 million guilders but eventually admitted that it’s almost was four times higher. On the same date got both Minister Opstelten as State Secretary Teeven on following this disclosure.
A day later, March 10, 2015 , the Chamber performs a debate on the resignation of both government. The Chamber concludes that there almost independent investigation should be the receipts affair. The research is conducted by the Oosting Commission , led by former Ombudsman Martin Oosting.
March 23, 2015 is appointment of Klaas Dijkhoff (VVD) and Ard van der Steur (VVD) as Secretary of State and Minister of Public Safety and Justice announced. Dijkhoff succeeds Teeven, now only as MP is running, and Van der Steur takes the place of Opstelten.
After more than six years of research Oosting Commission December 9, 2015 with a harsh judgment on the Teevendeal: who “unfit for any side.” Politicians Teeven Opstelten and were not properly dealt with the issue, especially when he came up again in 2014 and 2015. Opstelten had no control over its officials, the committee found. Also knocked earlier assertions Teeven, that there is “nothing wrong” was the deal, not by the Commission
Three days later -. December 12, 2015 – announces Chamber President Anouchka of Miltenburg (VVD) her resignation due to her role in the Teevendeal. Van Miltenburg received a letter with detailed information on the deal, but destroyed the document. She then called her own act ‘careful’.
The letter was “strictly confidential”, but they did not share it with Oosting Commission. Miltenburg was accused of the Chamber ‘inadequately informed to have. ” Additionally prevailed there for some time doubts about its overall functioning as Chamber president
Another three days later -. December 15, 2015 – it was announced that both Van der Steur as Dijkhoff in a advisory have been involved in the settlement of the Teevendeal. The two advised includes preparing a press release on the deal.
They found both in the press release no specific denial had to come from the amount that came out at the unveiling of the receipt. That would ‘confuse’, especially as the evidence of the amount transferred was not yet found.
A day later December 16, 2015 Prime Minister Mark Rutte needs the prize in the Room. He calls it Teevendebat himself before he begins his contribution “to the debate toughest” of his political career. Rutte eventually suffered a censure motion, which was rejected
Rutte said the motion to see it as ‘important signal’:. “We will work to restore trust. The government will do its best to the large minority in the House which is very critical, to show that we do it seriously. “
A little over a month later, comes at January 25, 2016 the information out that the search for the receipt aware from above was canceled put.
The Oosting Commission that the case Monday as hushed labeled, is again asked to examine the Teevendeal. “It is clear that the task suggestion seems as if there would have been made to convert the search stop. It should be clear whether this is so. We wait but it must be clarified as soon as possible, “Van der Steur said Tuesday.
The minister denies further that he has laid the blame in the debate on the issue at which IT professionals could not figure out the receipt. The Oosting Commission must speak further, according to Van der Steur with justice officials on the matter. “I’m myself not interfere with it.” He does not further elaborate on what should happen to the person who gave the order to stop the search.
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