Minister acts on Schiphol fire misinformation

Justice Minister Ernst Hirsch Ballin is to replace the senior civil servant responsible for misinforming him about the Schiphol detention centre fire, sources have told the Volkskrant. The director of the complex has also offered his resignation. The minister had told MPs the centre’s director was not aware of a 2003 report warning of the dangers of fire.

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