DutchNews.nl - Twente set to get first minority police chief

Twente set to get first minority police chief

Thursday 25 June 2009

The Twente regional police force is set to get the country's first ethnic minority police chief, the Telegraaf reports on Thursday.

Martin Sitalsing, who was born in the former colony of Suriname, will be named to the top job very soon, the paper says. Home affairs minister Guusje ter Horst has made it a policy to get more women and ethnic minority police officers into top jobs.

Sitalsing, 47, who came to the Netherlands in 1970, is currently deputy police chief in Friesland province.

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A bit late but, better then never.

By sandra | June 25, 2009 3:00 PM

This should make news after all he is a dutch. That show how previously appointments have been made not based on competence but on race. I think if every dutch citizen are treated equally and recognized equally before the law of our nation then this should be news.

By kwabena | June 26, 2009 7:41 AM

I am very surprised to read "Home affairs minister Guusje ter Horst has made it a policy to get more women and ethnic minority police officers into top jobs." They made it a policy!! Does it mean that it was a policy not to do so? I was thinking that individuals were abusing the policy. I never thought of that the policy by it self was a crippled (racist and discriminatory) one. Bad to know that I am living in country with a 15th century political system.

By Sol | June 27, 2009 12:07 PM

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