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John Witkamp responded critically to Bart van den Brink, who according to him had said that Ukraine as a free country could choose whether Volodymyr Zelensky remained after a suggestion from Donald Trump to replace him. Witkamp stated that the average Ukrainian would already want Zelensky gone and wrote that a former Ukrainian Minister of Defense was quickly removed after a plea for free elections. He also referred to Ukraine as a dictatorship managed and financed by the EU and accused the country of widespread corruption. He doubted how much Bart knew about this. #wnlopzondag #wnl #Oekraïne #corruptie #politiek (translated)

Stephan wrote that John Clauser, whom he referred to as a Nobel Prize winner in Physics, and 1,500 other scientists at Quantum Korea had stated that there was no climate change or climate emergency. According to Stephan, Clauser had also described the climate change narrative as a dangerous corruption that threatened the world economy. #Klimaatverandering #Wetenschap #Nobelprijs (translated)

Jol@ndE wrote that Defense is investigating possible corruption regarding millions in aid to Ukraine. According to the author, officials from the procurement department were accused of involvement in bribery and leaking trade secrets to competitors. The author added: "Wow..." https://t.co/m7qnm5afzj #corruptie #Oekraïne #Defensie (translated)

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores have been charged in the United States with torturing political opponents and American citizens to maintain their power, while they had previously been prosecuted for corruption and drug trafficking. #Maduro #Venezuela #mensenrechten (translated)

Marcel Vink wrote that Furkan U., a 28-year-old neighborhood police officer from Tilburg, allegedly sold information from police systems for about a year and a half, according to reports. This would include names, addresses, license plates, and details about police investigations. https://t.co/rOfAYbKsWY #Politie #Corruptie #Tilburg (translated)

Bas Paternotte wrote that he found it contradictory that some people considered the United Nations sacred, but at the same time wanted Jetten to arrest Netanyahu in the UN building. According to Paternotte, this showed their moral corruption. He added that even Trump had not said that the Iranian minister Araghchi should be arrested because of his presence. https://t.co/QxDTQBv3kB #VN #morelecorruptie #Israël (translated)

Max von Kreyfelt criticized Cora van Nieuwenhuizen's transition from the ministry to Energy-Nederland. He wrote that Van Nieuwenhuizen was appointed as chair of the industry association on August 31, 2021, and that same day she resigned as a minister. She started working for the organization on October 1. According to Von Kreyfelt, Van Nieuwenhuizen had already informed Prime Minister Mark Rutte on July 23 that she would be nominated, but she remained a minister until the end of August. He wrote that Rutte later acknowledged that government officials had access to cabinet documents and could possibly gain information about the area of their future positions. On August 26, Rutte concluded, according to Von Kreyfelt, that the appointment did not go well with the ministry. Arrangements were made to transfer files that could affect her new position to a colleague if necessary. Von Kreyfelt also reported that Energy-Nederland praised her managerial experience in the Netherlands and Europe. He stated that the transition raised questions about the closeness of public positions and private interests, but wrote that the matter in itself did not prove corruption. He advocated for independent assessment of subsequent positions, more transparency regarding contacts, and a mandatory waiting period before former government officials began working in a sector organization. According to him, public experience should not automatically grant access to private influence. https://t.co/V2P6pFuNy1 #Energie #Overheid #Transitie (translated)

Max von Kreyfelt argued that the Netherlands should ask less about which ministers should resign and more about whether officials should be held accountable. According to him, a forced departure was often followed by a new position or severance pay, which meant that political responsibility could change into a career step. He cited Hugo de Jonge as an example. Von Kreyfelt stated that political incompetence or mistakes did not in themselves constitute a crime, but that willfully lying under oath, destroying documents, falsifying data, corruption, and deliberately acting unlawfully by officials should be independently investigated. A ministerial title should not provide protection against criminal investigation, according to him. He cited as examples the childcare benefits scandal, Groningen, and the COVID-19 period. He wrote that affected parents were treated as fraudsters and that after inquiries and promises in Groningen, accountability was lacking. He also stated that Rutte, De Jonge, and Grapperhaus had presented political choices during COVID as natural laws, dismissed criticism, and stretched fundamental rights. He emphasized that this did not mean they had committed criminal offenses; this should be investigated independently, according to him. Von Kreyfelt wrote that the Netherlands had had enough of inquiries and reports without consequences, while victims faded from view. Officials who broke the law and deliberately caused harm to society should be able to go to court just like other citizens, according to him. #rechtsstaat #politiek #verantwoordelijkheid (translated)

Denkewel described it as a deeply rotten and corrupt state within the state. According to the author, nothing would change, because the House of Representatives had placed the implementation of the benefit recovery with the perpetrator. #politiek #corruptie #toeslagen (translated)

The head of the Turkish referees' organization, Ferhat Gündoğdu, has been taken into temporary custody on charges of corruption, including manipulating arbitration appointments, amid a larger gambling scandal in the Turkish football world. #TurksVoetbal #Corruptie #EerlijkSpel (translated)

The article by Bert Wagendorp discusses how the enormous financial investments in sports, particularly from billionaires and large investors, lead to corruption and unfair practices, as evidenced by the recent accounting fraud case of Manchester City. #ManchesterCity #FinancieelSchandaal #Sportcorruptie (translated)

In his column, Frits Abrahams discusses the shocking fraud case surrounding Manchester City, where the luxuriously positioned club management was found guilty of 114 out of 115 allegations of financial violations, and he criticizes the pervasive corruption in global paid football. #Voetbalcorruptie #ManchesterCity #Sportfraude (translated)

The champagne will pop at Kaouakibi's palace! 1,157,748 euros embezzled of which she only has to repay 24,000 euros.. And 30 months with postponement? No punishment at all then! Our justice system is rotten to the core! https://t.co/wEvtmi8375 #justitie #schandaal #corruptie (translated)

Do you know what the dirtiest thing is right now? Our daughter has to live at home, and there is no living space anyway. She works, has graduated, and wants to save hard to be able to buy a house. That will never work if she has to pay taxes over her hard-earned money above €30,000. They put everything and everyone in a bind to keep financing their delusions and to impoverish the Dutch people. Exactly how they want it. Furthermore, we have to keep our mouths shut, let ourselves be hit in the face, and be taken from behind. Swallow lies and propaganda, and if you have doubts or critical questions, you get a file with the AIVD, which everyone already has (surveillance law and you are a suspect criminal if you spend more than €100). Roads, bridges, and dikes are about to collapse and (network) corruption is rampant... but they are going to impose extra taxes on savings the 🤬🤬🤬. Hoekstra will have secured the money of the members of parliament and ministers... #wooncrisis #belasting #Nederland (translated)

Stevaert: kon zijn broek niet aanhouden, aanranding Claes: Agusta Vandenbroucke: Geldverbranding, Agusta Conner; racisme, vrouwenhaat, narcisme Yzermans: 112 bekeuringen Tony Coonen en Hilde Claes: corruptie Ik vergeet er uiteraard nog veel. Maar die mogen blijven. De donkere dame met pit die een gesprek aangaat met een democratisch verkozen politicus; Die moet eruit. #politiek #corruptie #racisme