Agent held for leaking information to gangs

Leaking information to criminals by private detectives is "the worst nightmare" of the police. 

 

That says President Gerrit van de camp of the largest police bond ACP. So on the detention of a detective who secret law enforcement information would have sold. The agent is arrested on suspicion of corruption, dereliction of duty and money laundering, confirmed a spokesman for the public prosecution service (OM) in Den Bosch Friday. The agent would have had ties to the underworld for years

 

The detective is in full control. He is arrested and brought to trial on september 29, on 2 October. His provisional detention is then with fourteen days may. ,, There are all kinds of measures to counter this but it keeps people work '', said of the camp. He explains that there are levels of information exist, so that not every employee automatically everywhere.

 

The Ministry of security and justice calls it the leak,, a serious matter ''. A spokesman says that policemen, integrity above everything must go ''. Go into the affair, the spokesman would not because the investigation is still running. ,, There is occurred by the public prosecutor East Brabant. To enable police and of course make every effort to prevent a recurrence and to limit damage to the investigations. ''

 

,, Integrity issues are always sensitive ''. The public prosecutor's Office in Den Bosch made announced on Friday that a police detective of the Rural Service Recherche is arrested on suspicion of corruption, dereliction of duty and money laundering. According to NRC Handelsblad sold sensitive information to the detective criminal motorcycle clubs and drug organizations.

 

Same as a bomb President of the camp of the ACP points out that the leaks of information large, far-reaching consequences. Some of the investigations are still underway. The message was to the police people smashed like a bomb, said of the camp. ,, A colleague who has worked there for years turns out to have been possible not reliable '', said the President. He stresses that the suspicious detective not yet has been found guilty. 

 

The Camp welcomes the fact that for the time being as little as possible. That is important to limit the damage as much as possible.

 

Sensitive information it comes according to NRC to an experienced police officer of the National Crime Squad found mainly in East Brabant worked. According to the newspaper the man would have had close links with criminal motorcycle clubs and international drug organizations, where he would have passed on sensitive information to for years. There is also a suspect arrested by the buyer of the intelligence was. The agent would have maintained contacts with the motorcycle clubs No Surrender and Satudarah, said the newspaper.

 

According to the newspaper, the police and to talk about ' the biggest judicial scandal since the IRT-affair '. That affair in the 1990s went on contentious investigation methods of the police in combating organised crime. 

 

Information about the detention was not made public in the interests of the investigation into the agent, writes NRC. 

The spokeswoman for the content to not comment on the article.

 

Comments The arrest the leak suspicious detective's has Friday to startled reactions. Politics demands clarification and action.

,, A slap in the face of police and justice '', said lower House member Peter Obi of the CDA. ,, It damages public confidence. The CDA wonders how this can exist and which matters so long as damage. This would be years of research in criminal matters. We must get to the bottom be sorted out or there are no more is going on, and how this situation can exist so long. ''

 

Also his colleague Ahmed Marcouch of the PvdA speaks of an attack on the work of the police. ,, Integrity is the backbone of the police. How can we prevent this from happening. The Minister should be here in the room clearing. The question is how that agent as his gang has. ''

 

For nothing member of Parliament Nine Kooiman (SP) will find it a blow to all agents who are busy with enquiries. ,, This is violently. Much investigative work is for nothing. Wonder how the Minister this is going to be picking up. The safety of witnesses and infiltrators is at stake. ''

 

,, A serious issue that will have a considerable impact in the police organization '' also says Second House Member Magda Berndsen (D66). ,, This stores both in the Organization and in society as a bomb. '' 

 

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