Saturday, October 1, 2016

What we know about the situation with student group Vindicat – NU.nl

A student was in August and wounded during the declining birth rate.

The incident comes at the end of september to the outside through an article in NRC. The boy is at its declining birth rate, so hard on his head is touched that he has a brain oedema is injured, a dangerous swelling in the brain due to fluid accumulation.

After the incident, six senior for the rest of the introduction is suspended. Vindicat do your own research and are looked at further penalties. The family of the boy is deliberating on a declaration, but wait first the outcome of the internal procedure.

Students are not allowed to talk about the ontgroeningstijd.

The NOS reports that students already have at least three years a contract to sign which state that they are using the incidents not to the media may steps. If this happens, then they get a fine of 25.000 euro.

The commission on behalf of the University of Groningen is responsible for ensuring safety during the hazing says to NU.nl not aware of this zwijgcontracten. The commission wants the association this course of action stops. If this is not done, then the university may impose sanctions.

For the camera Stated instituted rector Stijn Derksen of Vindicat, incidentally, that the contracts for the following introductieperiodes be abolished.

Vindicat is also under fire because of a ‘bangalijst’.

Mid-August, there appeared on the internet a ‘bangalijst”, composed by thirteen members of Vindicat. It contains the names of 22 women mentioned that a ‘rating’. Also are their numbers and addresses on the list. The association says that the stars are about their appearance, various media know that it is going to bed achievements of the women.

It’s not the first incidents to Vindicat. Died In 1997 even a student after he during the ontrgoening choked after drinking two litres of gin. The rules for the hazing are then slightly tightened.

Various officials requested the action.

The University of Groningen came under fire by the initial response that the incident with the boy is an internal matter of Vindicat and that they are the “themselves have to handle and resolve”.

Minister Jet Bussemaker called this response “totally inadequate” and asked for clarification. Want to Bussemaker that CDA-leader Sybrand mr van haersma Buma, a former member of Vindicat, away from the excesses.

Also, Mayor Peter den Elders of Groningen calls on the board of Vindicat Wednesday in the guardian to report to members that the victim have beaten.

the First Member of parliament Henk Pijlman, chairman of the Executive Board of the hanze university Groningen, also makes a call to declaration.

The Public Prosecutor’s office is doing research.

The Public Ministry “is concerned with” the affairs around the Groningen student society Vindicat. Before, the judiciary and police to keep aloof in the matter because it is an internal affair that would be for the corps.

A spokesperson also wishes to not spend more on the issue, set the RTV Noord. A spokesman for the police stated Friday NU.nl know that there are still no declarations are received on Vindicat.

In exceptional cases, the Public Prosecutor, however, take action without a declaration.

The Back now wants to be rid of the hazing.

BACK, in The municipality of Groningen and the hanze university Groningen come Thursday, september 29th with a joint statement that they want to get rid of hazing in student associations. The three parties consider the recent events as “totally unacceptable and condemn this behavior absolutely.”

Also Vindicat states that “a reassessment of the introduction time necessary to find”. Together with Vindicat is an external commission set up to monitor the change of culture in the associations.

The dome of the national societies will find a prohibition to go too far.

President Ruben Hoekman cites a prohibition “quite rigorous”. He stet that the further tightening of the rules should be sufficient. “47 of our 48 members from the early years. Against violence and discrimination should be occurred. But abolition is really going too far.”

Wageningen is supporting the call of Groningen for a ban. Universities in Utrecht and Amsterdam, say, to rely on codes of conduct of these associations must sign.

Various parties are examining steps after the incident.

a local distillery Hold wants in conversation with Vindicat after the incident. The name of the company has been around for many decades on the building of the corps on the Grote Markt in Groningen. “This incident is not in line with our values and standards,” said a short statement.

The centre for Intangible Heritage has an entry of the student on the prestigious list suspended. The city first wants to hard commitments that the associations do everything possible to make this kind of excesses in the future to avoid.

By: NU.nl

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