In the letter, the mayors state that it would adorn the new cabinet “to recognize that the manner of reception and reception was unworthy in the Netherlands at the time”. In addition, more must be invested in the Moluccan community, say the mayors: “Recognition of this situation today is of great importance, because the dissatisfaction that we as mayor still encounter about this means that many within the Moluccan community are still struggling. to be able to look to the future. Especially among the youngest generations, such a gesture will take away a lot of pain. “
The letter will be shared online by the mayors tonight and will be published in de Volkskrant on Monday.
In a themed broadcast of the radio program Hilversum Uit Mayor Han Weber of the Zuid-Hollandse Zuidplas municipality states that the time is right for recognition of the suffering. “Seventy years ago, the arrival of the Kota Inten, the first ship. I think, together with my colleagues with Moluccan neighborhoods, that is a moment to say: we have to ask for attention again, because that suffering has not yet ended. it is very important that this recognition comes from the Dutch government. “
In addition to Zuidplas, the mayors of Breda, Culemborg, Epe, Huizen, Assen, Woerden, Vijfherenlanden, Vught and Krimpen aan den IJssel have signed the call.
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