Police chief slams inconsistent policies

National police chief Erik Akerboom has slammed the government for not being consistent towards the police, which, he says, is endangering the rule of law. Akerboom said in an interview with the Volkskrant that cutbacks under one cabinet and ad-hoc plans for more finance and staff under the next are destabilising the rule of law and enabling drugs criminality to thrive. He said a recent proposal by justice minister Ferd Grapperhaus following the murder of lawyer of Derk Wiersum to... More >