David van Weel News

EU Halts €18 Million Aid to Sierra Leone Over Fugitive Drug Baron Bolle Jos

EU Stops Aid to Sierra Leone Over Bolle Jos Extradition

Prosecution Service to Seek Harsher Penalties for Violence Against Public Servants

Prosecution Service to Seek Harsher Penalties for Public Servants

Dutch Minister David van Weel Misled Parliament on 10,000 Unprocessed Reports, Says Audit Office

Audit Office Claims Van Weel Misled Parliament on Crime Reports

Dutch football matches abandoned if fireworks thrown

Professional football matches in the Netherlands will now be immediately and permanently abandoned if fireworks are thrown onto the pitch or towards other spectators. This new protocol aims to prevent further incidents and remove discretion from officials.

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Sierra Leone accuses Netherlands of neo-colonialism

Sierra Leone's Prime Minister has accused Dutch Justice Minister David van Weel of neo-colonialism after Van Weel pressured the West African nation to extradite drug suspect Jos Leijdekkers, also known as 'Bolle Jos'. Van Weel's comments, made in a Sierra Leonean TV interview, were met with strong criticism, with the Prime Minister calling the minister's actions 'scandalous' and asserting Sierra Leone's independence.

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