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Draft of Schiphol fire report is 'explosive'
Hague insiders have speculated that Justice Minister Piet Hein Donner and Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk will face political problems when the report into the fatal fire at the Schiphol detention centre is published.Citing sources in The Hague, newspaper 'De Telegraaf' reported on Thursday that the long awaited report, due out in September, is "explosive". The report by the Dutch Safety Board deals with the fire that killed 11 people at the Schiphol detention centre on 26 October 2005. They were illegal immigrants being held pending deportation. A draft of the report was circulated within several government departments last week and top Justice Ministry officials have been shocked by its findings, the newspaper said. The safety board's reconstruction of events surrounding the fire suggests the Justice Ministry was seriously negligent in several areas. The State construction service (Rijksgebouwendienst) the police and the Fire Brigade also come in for criticism. More at link Posted by: ryuge 2006-07-13 |
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