According to Chief of Police Henk van Essen, it is currently still the case that the police are neutral in their statements to the outside world. But that does not close the debate about wearing a headscarf as a police officer. He said that in the TV program WNL op Zondag on NPO1.
Van Essen: “We have chosen to wear this uniform because it is neutral. We want to convey that too. I also stick to that now. We will have that debate in the future. “
Black Lives Matter-demonstratie
Neutrality is a great asset, says Chief of Police Van Essen. “During Black Lives Matter we had an internal debate about colleagues who voiced Article 1 of the constitution, who knelt with them. That creates a debate internally: are you still neutral? My thesis has been: with that you express Article 1 of the constitution. ”
Appjes
The racist texts circulating in group apps of the Rotterdam police were also discussed. Van Essen: “Many colleagues are ashamed of that. Me too. That affects the outside, but also internally. They had a written sanction, which might have been better afterwards. We are still discussing that internally. And we will be more focused on it in the future, I’m sure. ”
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