A complaint lodged by eight party leaders against Forum for Democracy leader Thierry Baudet has been declared inadmissible. The Integrity Investigation Board of the House of Representatives, where the complaint was submitted, does not consider itself competent to impose a sentence on Baudet. A spokesperson for D66, one of the parties that submitted the complaint, has said so NRC let you know after reporting from RTL News.
In June, the VVD, D66, CDA, ChristenUnie, GroenLinks, PvdA, Party for the Animals and Volt filed a complaint against Baudet, because the FVD leader would still refuse to register his additional functions and would not accept his extra income and gifts. report. According to a code of conduct drawn up by the House itself, members of the House of Representatives are obliged to do so. In this way, the parliament wants to prevent conflicts of interest. If the committee had considered the complaint of the groups well-founded, Baudet would have been suspended for one month – that is the most severe possible punishment.
Baudet was reprimanded by the integrity committee in March for withholding additional positions. He had not entered his additional functions as a board member of Forum for Democracy bv and THPB Media bv in the public register. THPB Media bv is the publisher under which the FVD leader publishes his books. Both companies undertake commercial activities. The Chamber ordered Baudet to give up those positions after all. According to RTL Nieuws, he has not yet done that until September 6.