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Between all the cars, jewelry and furniture Online auction BVA today something special in sales: 2,500 body bags. The Ministry of Finance does the material of Defense through the auction sale. Were they talking about?
The sale started this afternoon at 13:00 and lasts until October 6th. The opening price for all lots, they are divided over eighty pallets, is four thousand euros. And that includes two pairs of disposable gloves and two plastic bags that can be read on one of the fewer than 32 pictures taken of the bags and pallets.
The ad was after media reports this morning, just a short time offline, but is now back just online. The sale continues, confirms commercial director of BVA Rob Meijer.
According to the director, it is the first time that “transport bags for dead ‘are auctioned. The auction house sells more often ‘non-strategic’ stuff about his missions, he says, such as canteens, parachutes and fitness equipment. Recently, aviator helmets were sold.
All well and good, but body bags? That’s a bit of a lurid purchase. Which parties would be able to be interested? Here Meijer: “Aid agencies for example.”
And other governments or countries?
“I do not think so. Countries still have more stuff needed in larger amounts. Usually we parcel out items so we can sell them separately. Then it can be interesting because for individuals and brings it more. Only this transport bags we sell or in a time because the value of each piece, of course, is too low to go to separate invoice. That The turning point is around fifty euro “
A spokesman for the Ministry of Finance speaks in The Telegraph of ethical considerations that should be made:.
“For it comes to body bags that were financed by the taxpayer. Too, we are accountable. So if there flows back money to the treasury is beautiful “
A ministry spokesman confirmed this to nrc.nl:
“Of course ethics play along. We are able to choose to donate to organizations such goods can use it. Only trouble is: to whom you pour it, and why do the one, and not the other. Therefore, we felt it fairer and more transparent in order to do it. It is of course not to say that the bags are used for the purpose for which they were intended, which is to the buyer. “
It is the first time that the material is redundant, insofar the spokesperson knows. She points out that the Department nevertheless agree coffins has done in sales. But why and how it is that the material is redundant, showing the ministry should not answer, referring to Defence. But the spokesman of the Ministry of Defence request says Finance spokesperson in this does. However, they may mention that there is an “internal investigation” is conducted into the question of why the material is redundant.
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