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Local police chief 'on probation' following Twitter comments

Friday 25 February 2011

Police chief Gerda Dijksman from Zuidwest-Drenthe district has been removed from her job following unease about her use of the microblogging service Twitter.

In one message she called Geert Wilders' anti-Islam party PVV a fascist organisation. In another, she made a joke about a double death from carbon monoxide poisoning.

Dijksman has not been sacked, but put on effective probation for two years.

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Hmmm... people being fired for calling a fascist group on their revisionist and thoroughly racist concept of humanity - nothing fascist about that!

By Nal Bocks | February 25, 2011 9:15 PM

So now he can even control and keep the Police Quiet.Its not looking good for democracy in Holland.

By Jason Buttle | February 27, 2011 3:05 PM

People should be able to share their views wherever and whenever they wish, as long as it is clear in which capacity this is done. It's simple freedom of expression.

What would be the next step to expect?

By Mal | February 27, 2011 6:31 PM

She joked that a couple who was killed because of carbon monoxide poisoning, probably had committed suicide, without even knowing any of the facts. That is the reason she is on probation. The Wilders remark was months before.
But I guess the usual commenters rather believe their own agenda.

By pepe | February 28, 2011 1:08 PM

So now he can even control and keep the Police Quiet.Its not looking good for democracy in Holland.

By Jason Buttle | February 27, 2011 3:05 PM_____________Where, in that (extremely short)article, does it say that Wilders had anything to do with her suspension?

By WoodsUK | February 28, 2011 4:00 PM

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