The Public Prosecution Service has designated more than a ton of the donations to Hart voor Den Haag, the political party of Richard de Mos, as suspicious. have that Broadcasting West and AD reported on Friday, based on the official indictment of the Public Prosecution Service. The donations came from hospitality and real estate entrepreneurs, who would have been given access to classified information and preferential treatment in exchange for the financial support, according to the Public Prosecution Service. Against NRC says De Mos, “looking forward to cutting the charges.”
The Public Prosecution Service wanted the amounts against NRC neither confirm nor deny. The official complaint of the agency is available for inspection at the court in Rotterdam, where the case is being heard.
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Next Friday is the first of two pre-trial hearings in the corruption case against De Mos and his former colleague alderman Rachid Guernaoui, in preparation for the substantive treatment in January. In addition to De Mos and Guernaoui, Nino Davituliani, former councilor for Hart voor The Hague, and a total of five real estate and catering entrepreneurs are on trial. In 2019, the National Criminal Investigation Department raided the homes and offices of De Mos and Guernaoui on suspicion of corruption. The two resigned as aldermen and their party was removed from the Hague coalition.
According to Omroep West and AD the OM mentions concrete amounts in the official indictment. According to the Public Prosecution Service, De Mos and Guernaoui received more than 50,000 euros from one real estate entrepreneur, divided into two separate donations. Another suspect transferred an amount of 6,000 euros during the campaign period to create a website and another 5,000 euros for a TV advertisement. According to the Public Prosecution Service, the donations from befriended entrepreneurs meant that the politicians were no longer able to make neutral and independent decisions.
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