This is the main conclusion of the Decolonization Study to be presented on Thursday. With this, the historians working for three leading institutes are challenging the official government position since 1969. That is: there were excesses, but not on a structural basis. Prime Minister Rutte will give an initial response to the report on Thursday.
Prominent (former) soldiers and representatives of former combatants are extremely critical. They believe that historians have too little knowledge of military matters to make a good judgment and speak of structural while they cannot quantify the extent of the violence applied.