Chief of police, ensured suspicious agents their jobs – NOS

The five agents who were involved in the fatal arrest of Mitch Henriquez, last year in The Hague, the former chief of police Bouman of the National Police to guarantee that they not be dismissed. The Unit in The Hague of the National Police confirms reports in the Dutch newspaper NRC about this. The newspaper quotes from confidential documents, which Bouman the agents promised that the police can continue, “whatever happens”.

He went with the warranty over to the chief of the Regional Unit The Hague, that the five had been suspended after that if suspects were identified. The former police chief wanted to not react.

Chairman Jan Struijs of the police union NPB had “however, even the eyebrows frown” when the Hague police to him last week about the commitment told. Which he calls “very unusual”. “He had a moral and formal authority, and this comes down to influencing the course of justice”, said Struijs in the NOS Radio 1 Journaal. “The police deserve all the support, but not false hope.”