It doesn’t take long before the word ‘treat vlogger’ is mentioned in the conversation with the Queen, State Secretary Nobel and the various representatives of the municipality of Zaanstad. In 2016, Ismael Ilgun exposed various problems in the Poelenburg district by filming life on the street.
Poverty, insecurity, fewer opportunities for young people. These are just some of the problems that Zaandam-Oost (which also includes Poelenburg) has been struggling with for years. Zaanstad is having a lot of difficulty solving this problem. What has arisen over decades cannot be solved in a few years, Remy Justus told the queen. Justus is program director of ‘Pact Zaandam-Oost’, a project to give the Poelenburg and Peldersveld districts a boost.
Zaanstad under fire
The timing of the visit is somewhat unfortunate. Zaanstad has been under fire these months for its strict approach to undermining in Zaandam-Oost. The Follow The Money platform wrote after an investigation into a ‘derailed hunt’ for suspicious residents. Zaanstad washed its hands of innocence after an internal investigation.
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