Fake ID wins reporter admittance everywhere
Monday 24 September 2012
A reporter for news website nu.nl was able to use fake German ID to access a wide range of Dutch government institutions, including parliament and the offices of the AIVD security service.
Brenno de Winter spent nine months using the fake card and was even able to enter the royal palace on the Dam in Amsterdam during a banquet, the website said.
He was also able to use the card as ID to vote in the general election earlier this month and visit the European parliament and a number of regional police stations. The card was not refused anywhere, nu.nl said.
MPs have asked justice and security minister Ivo Opstelten to make a statement about the lax security.
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The irony of all this is that the government issued EU member state citizen's residence permit is NOT accepted as a valid ID by any of the same government organizations, you can't id yourself with that even at your gemeente which is where you signed up and paid for it.
By PK | 24 September 2012 3:04 PMWas did the card identify him as? A German citizen or a some member of a German security force? Or was it a fake Dutch ID manufactured in Germany? Details, details, details...
By Geuzen76 | 24 September 2012 6:29 PMI think this very clearly proves that the ID card, thanks to Rita Verdonk, exists simply to hassle people if necessary on the street, and not to provide an extra measure of safety. Furthermore if this guy can vote and even get into the Queen's palace with this mickey mouse ID, I do not feel safe here anyway. what are the security people doing at these places?? certainly not their job, that's clear.
By Bill | 25 September 2012 7:44 AMTrust me, if I would have used a REAL card none of that wouldn't work. Skin colour makes the difference people, not card type.
By Roz | 26 September 2012 8:54 AM