Open letter to Prime Minister Jetten from a Moluccan grandson: ‘Don’t let excuses be another empty phrase’

Does Rob Jetten finally apologize on behalf of the government for the harsh treatment of Moluccans after their arrival in the Netherlands? That is the question hanging over the unveiling of a national monument in Rotterdam on Sunday. Journalist Tonny van der Mee – grandson of a Moluccan KNIL soldier – writes an open letter to the Prime Minister before the commemoration.

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