Calculated ex-chief of police, Bouman gives Antillean police lesson integrity – RTL News

Former police chief Gerard Bouman is currently the subject of a integriteitsonderzoek. But it was precisely he charges hard with the lack of morality of the police on Bonaire, Sint-Eustatius and Saba.

Gerard Bouman is currently under fire because he, as commander of the National Police as possible, an eye would have toegeknepen at expensive parties for the works council of the National Police. Under his supervision there would be 1.6 million euro squander on expensive dinners and parties.

He stepped down in march this year as chief of police, but visited still as a consultant the Caribbean. He is to put it mildly, not popular in the area since he last year stated that local authorities did not have to work with. His assignment this time was to the corps there by light, and his observations are not tender.

“It is already for decades the accepted”

That it appears from a report that he wrote that RTL News in his possession. Official cars are used privately, ongewerkte overtime will be paid out and during working hours there are privéactiviteiten performed. “It is not seen as non-integer behaviour”, writes Bouman. “This is the course to the letter. The fact that it has been for decades, is accepted, is because it is part of the mores of the corps.”

given the timing, the unfortunate addition: “Certainly for an organisation like the police, must act with integrity the starting point.”

Research into role Bouman at expensive parties

And with that integrity was in the Netherlands under Boumans directors may also not be well-made, pale this week. Large parts of the budget of the works council are unlawful and ineffective spent and considerable sums of money have been wasted. Also lacked proper supervision. That was the conclusion of an internal investigation of the department of Security, Integrity and Complaints of the Politiedienstencentrum.

He currently remains on as adviser, in that role, unless he is a princely annual salary of 180,000 euros. During the research he not been suspended by the minister, Ard van der Steur.

Political commentator Frits Wester said the end already know.”The end of that career for Bouman. It just has to be substantiated with facts. It is a matter of time, but then he is really gone.”

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