Rob Geus thinks Albert Verlinde is a false traitor. The judge finds it extremely uncollegial that the theater maker has ‘betrayed’ his colleague Rick Engelkes so ruthlessly.
Theater maker Rick Engelkes has been discredited because he has received millions of euros of corona support for a theater production that does not yet exist. He was on Renze Klamer’s talk show last week, but was unable to give clear answers. It could just be that millions of euros have to be returned to the government.
Rob lashes out
The whole thing was set up by competitor Albert Verlinde, also a theater producer. He is a VVD councilor in the municipality of Vught and told Rick to the national faction in the House of Representatives. He then asked the minister concerned for clarification.
A sewing stroke, Rob Geus thinks it is. He says in the story succinctly that he would never do it that way: “No. I don’t think you should treat colleagues like that. That investigation would probably have happened anyway.”
patch it up
Not only Rob, but also Johan Vlemmix expressed the same criticism in the magazine. “I would never cheat on a colleague,” he says. Dan: “On the other hand, I understand, because Albert has championed this arrangement.”
That’s right, Albert tells Shownieuws. “I find it very annoying that our profession is in the news in this way. I myself lobbied the minister very much for support measures and then it is simply not good that there is a vague situation. “
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Albert cannot stand it if certain parties abuse collective arrangements. “In principle it is right that theater companies that were the victims of the lockdown receive money, only with Rick Engelkes the strange story is that he had no production.”
He continues: “That production wasn’t even planned, tickets weren’t even sold and the theater wasn’t even given permission. If you then transfer the amount of 4.3 million, that is strange.”
Support for Albert
There are also celebrities who support the ‘clicking’ Albert, such as Hans Cornelissen. “Yes. It would only have been better if politics had taken the lead.”
And Sjoukje Smit: “Yes. All the more so because Albert has made an enormous effort to ensure that his fellow producers receive corona support.”