According to the CDA minister, the impact of ‘both physical threats and death threats’ on local and regional administrators is ‘very severe’. That is why the government allocates 10 million euros annually for the security of local politicians. This may involve extra security at home or camera surveillance. The money is also intended to combat subversion, where criminals try to exert influence through threats and bribery. Officials who take a hard line against crime are increasingly threatened.
100 million for security of local politicians: ‘Shouldn’t consider threats normal’ | Politics
