Steven Arrazola de Oñate asked whether Guy Verhofstadt would finally fall from his pedestal. He wrote that, in his opinion, Verhofstadt had remained politically upright after the publication in 2009 of a book by Leo Goovaerts, who was for many years the treasurer of the PVV/VLD. In *What I Saw Was Sobering. Memoir of a Treasurer at the VLD*, Goovaerts, according to Arrazola de Oñate, painted a devastating picture of the financial and political practices within the party and made serious accusations against Verhofstadt. Arrazola de Oñate stated that Verhofstadt, like Frank Vandenbroucke and others involved in the Agusta scandal, had been able to count on a protective stance from a large part of the mainstream media for years. Journalists who expressed sharp criticism, such as Jurgen Verstrepen, had, according to him, later disappeared from the media landscape. He wrote that he hoped that those he believed had gotten away with lies, deceit, and political power would eventually be held accountable. He concluded with a coarse reference to karma. #politiek #waarheid #media (translated)
