Gov't "inappropriately" took aid goods off asylum seekers in Ter Apel crisis: Ombudsman
by NL Times
NL Times— Government agencies acted “improperly and inappropriately” during the crisis at the asylum registration center in Ter Apel in the summer of 2022. The government took aid goods offered away from asylum seekers and citizens who offered assistance were threatened with arrest. The National Ombudsman condemned the government authorities’ actions in a new report titled “Forbidden to provide assistance?”
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