News item | 28-05-2025 | 15:00
Extraordinary investigating officers (BOAs) represent the Dutch government in their actions and can use the police powers and possibly means of violence assigned to them. That brings a great responsibility and requires a neutral and professional appearance.
That is why the neutral appearance of the BOA uniform on the proposal of Minister Van Weel of Justice and Security has been adopted in a general administrative order. The wearing of visible expressions of religion or belief by uniformed boas is therefore not permitted. The decision is now being sent to the Council of State for advice.
Minister Van Weel: “Everyone has their own views and beliefs. They may also be for BOAs. However, the moment a boa attracts the uniform, the person radiates the neutrality that belongs to the function. That is why it should be not an expression in the BOA-uniform to be given faith or beliefs in the Netherlands, and can be bounded in the Netherlands in the Netherlands and Baa’s Bos Bosba Bosba’s Bosban’s Bosban’s Bosba Passping. exercise. ”