The money was in the bank accounts of the key players in the face mask affair, a spokesperson for the Public Prosecution Service explains when asked. “It’s about money that has been funneled out of the foundation into their own accounts.”
A first step
According to the OM spokesperson, this is a first step. “The money is now being secured so they can’t spend the money while the investigation is still ongoing.”
The suspicion against the board of the Foundation Auxiliary Troops Alliance (SHA) has been expanded to include embezzlement. There was already a suspicion of fraud.
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Investigation started
In February, the Public Prosecution Service announced that it had launched a criminal investigation into, among other things, (former) directors of the foundation, including the entrepreneur Sywert van Lienden.
Van Lienden was arrested at the beginning of March because of the investigation into the mouth mask deal. He was released after two days, but he remains a suspect in the case. The investigation is still ongoing.
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Declaration Randstad
The reason for the investigation was the declaration that Randstad filed at the end of December 2021. The staffing company made personnel available to the Auxiliary Forces Alliance because it was believed to be for charity.
However, it later turned out that Van Lienden and the other (former) directors had set up a private company that was used in the purchase and sale of face masks. As a result, he and the other founders would have earned millions from the mouth mask deal they concluded with the Ministry of Health.
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Hi, is there any update on this? I’m doing a research for a Uni paper on unlawful exploitation of the pandemic period and would love to feature this piece. Please contact me!