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Netherlands: Top policeman on charge

01 March 1997

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The chief of the Dutch Criminele Inlichtingen Dienst (Criminal Intelligence Service, CID), Mr A.D, has been suspended for the last three months following accusations that he leaked highly confidential information concerning the cannabis trade to the chief suspect in a case. This was confirmed to the NRC Handelsblad by the Korps Landelijk Politie Diensten (National Police Services Corps, KLPD).

A spokesperson told the NRC Handelsblad that the accusations date from the end of 1996. The case against A.D. became so serious that the public prosecutor eventually asked the Rijksrecherche (National Detective Agency) to mount a formal investigation.

This is the second time within a couple of months that the KLPD has been embarrassed. Last December it became known that burglars had been able to spend hours on a break-in without being disturbed, removing a large amount of sensitive information. The lawyer representing A.D. has however denied that there is any link between the two events.

NRC Handelsblad Weekeditie 1.4.97

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