Some say they were underage during the flirty and inviting messages.
Penetrating conversation
A message was already received on 31 March about possible undesirable behavior by Smeets, Spierings writes in a press release. “Together with Sigrid Kaag, I had a penetrating conversation with Sidney Smeets on the basis of that report. A number of messages about Sidney Smeets were also shared via social media yesterday. These were the reason for the party to enter into conversation with him again. “
D66 has now decided to designate an internal investigation team that collects all available information ‘in order to determine whether there was any question of potentially undesirable behavior or any unacceptable behavior’.
Smeets’ response
Smeets has been a Member of Parliament for two weeks and was in position 18. Before that he was active as a lawyer. He says in a response: “I am shocked by the messages that have been sent about me. In some messages I read that people have experienced contact with me as unwanted. I find that very unpleasant, because that was not my intention. to the best of my knowledge, always behave within the laws that apply in the Netherlands. “
“If the findings of the internal investigation team give cause to do so, we will immediately take further steps,” Kaag said in a statement.
Smeets will take a rest for the next few days, a party spokesperson said.
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December
Last December, D66 opened an external investigation into allegations of sexual harassment within the party. The reason was an anonymous blog in which a woman told her story about influential D66’ers who ‘often focus on interns and women with ambition within the party’.
The investigation resulted in nine reports. One conclusion was that some reporters could not count on a safe environment, but there is no evidence of sexual harassment and abuse of power by prominent D66’ers.
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