Post by pjotr on Nov 2, 2015 21:32:20 GMT 1
Splinter right-wing party says Dutch state is breaking the law with refugee policy
Former lawyer Bram Moszkowicz, who now leads the populist splinter party VoorNederland, wants to take the Dutch government to court over its policies towards refugees. Moszkowicz, who was disbarred in 2012 for bringing the profession into disrepute, says the government’s actions break two clauses in criminal law. One, he says, centres on helping, supporting or hiding the enemy at times of war. The second involves deliberately damaging the interests of the state. ‘The Netherlands is taking in Syrian refugees, but their number could include IS jihadis,’ Moszkowicz said at the weekend. ‘The cabinet is not only endangering the Netherlands but is committing a criminal offence,’ he said. In addition, prime minister Mark Rutte’s role in discussions on resettling refugees throughout Europe is damaging the interests of the Dutch state, Moszkowicz said. VoorNederland largely comprises people who left the anti-immigration PVV, mainly because it is too left-wing on social issues.
Group Bontes/Van Klaveren (Dutch: Groep Bontes/Van Klaveren) – For the Netherlands (Dutch: VoorNederland – VNL) is a parliamentary group in the House of Representatives of the Netherlands formed on 15 April 2014 by Louis Bontes and Joram van Klaveren, two Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands had left the Party for Freedom (PVV). On 28 May 2014 Louis Bontes, Joram van Klaveren and Johan Driessen announced the formation of a new political party.
History
On May 28 2014, the group officially founded a new political party, VoorNederland (VNL) (in English For the Netherlands or Pro-Netherlands), a classical liberal and Liberal conservatism and Eurosceptic political party. On 13 November 2014, the party announced that it would cooperate with the UK Independence Party in the Alliance for Direct Democracy in Europe. In December 2014 and January 2015, VNL was joined by former PVV leader in the European Parliament Laurence Stassen and, leading up to the 2015 provincial elections, two provincial PVV representatives from Groningen and Gelderland. On 27 January 2015 it was announced that the members of the party Article 50 had voted to merge it into VoorNederland. On 21 April 2015 it was announced that jurist and former lawyer Bram Moszkowicz becomes the party leader and lijsttrekker of VoorNederland at the next Dutch general election, planned for 2017.
Programme
VNL is a proponent of small government and supports the introduction of a low flat tax rate. Furthermore, it supports investment in the police and defence, seeks to limit the powers of the European Union to a free trade area, and wants a stricter immigration policy.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bram_Moszkowicz
www.vnl.nu/ (Just for images and atmosphere; Dutch language website. The party claims to be a sister party of the UK Independence Party: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Independence_Party )
Cheers,
Pieter
