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Netherlands: Gms family to be deported

01 November 1997

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The Gümüs family, whose campaign against deportation led to discussions at cabinet level on their future, has lost a vote in the Dutch parliament that would have reversed their having to leave the country. The Gümüs?s have lived in the Netherlands since 1989, he now runs a small business and his family are completely integrated within Dutch society. However he never officially registered himself and cannot prove that he has had legal work for six years (see Statewatch, vol 7 no 3).

Junior Justice Minister Schmitz, has stated that the Gümüs family must leave the Netherlands. The mayor of Amsterdam, who has been active on the family's behalf, has stated that he will not authorise any deportation before September 16. The last hope of the Gümüs family rests with the courts, where there are still two appeals pending.

NRC Handelsblad Weekeditie, 9.9.97

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