Anonymous sources from the Hague confirm that a preliminary investigation on Dutch Functionaires in UN and World Bank from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that :1. Ad Melkert has received full rental subsidy from Dutch Government during his tenure at World Bank;
2. Ad Melkert has received full transfer and transportation fees from Washington to New York from Dutch Government in early 2006;
3. Ad Melkert has received rental subsidy from Dutch Mission in New York for at least 6 months beginning of January 2006;
Same sources confirm that the Cabinet will be discussing this matter in a close door meeting on Wednesday, since "the revelation of such news could be detrimental to Dutch reputation within the UN". The Government is also investigating on how Eveline Herfkens could still held a Dutch Diplomatic Passport while she is not entitled of it.
Members of Parliament as well as of current Cabinet has expressed deep indignation about the Herfkens-Melkert affair, and have demanded that she be treated no different that any other Dutch who brakes rules under welfare systems. "She should return the money" the head of PvDa Party said on Monday.
Dutch Press has acknowledged the important role of UNDP Watch in disclosing this scandal, which otherwise would have remained silent and swept under the Turkish rug as many other scandals inside the UNDP.
Meanwhile the new revelations about Ad Melkert shows the extend of the corruption within the Social-Democrats in Netherlands.
4 comments:
is Melkert still there ?
yep - he was attended from Nigeria via satellite the global staff meeting of UNDP. He thinks is untouchable..
Melkert is the most corrupt individual UNDP has ever had. Poor Diabre was a real saint in front of Melkert
Is he going to pull another hoax again to say that he is the VICTIM? After a gun in the Netherlands, wonder what he will pull this time :o
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