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Investigation mouth mask order Sywert delayed again: not ready before summer | Politics

The accountant’s investigation into the mega-order mouth caps from Sywert van Lienden will not be ready before the summer recess. This is what responsible minister Conny Helder for Long-term Care (VVD) has just reported to the House of Representatives. Deloitte again needs more time.

It is the umpteenth postponement of the investigation into the mouth cap affair. Last year, the cabinet announced a major independent investigation into the mega deal that made Van Lienden a multimillionaire in one fell swoop. But time and again, the responsible minister has to report that Deloitte needs more time to sort out the facts.

After fierce criticism last month in the Parliamentary debate in which former Health Minister Hugo de Jonge survived a vote of no confidence Helder promised again that the conclusions could be shared before the summer. The recess starts July 8 and lasts until September 5.

But ‘unfortunately’ that will not work, Helder reports this evening in a short letter to the House of Representatives. An ‘involved party’ is entitled to a longer period of ‘reconsideration’. A spokesperson cannot say whether it concerns Van Lienden’s organization that is given more time to respond to Deloitte’s initial findings, or whether it concerns a person involved on the side of the ministry. “It’s not up to us,” the spokesperson said.

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