Government Pushes EU to Cut Sierra Leone Aid over Drug Smuggling - DutchNews.nl
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Because Sierra Leone is failing to extradite convicted drug criminal Jos Leijdekkers, the cabinet is going to attempt to halt development aid from the European Union to the country. With the help of other European countries, the Netherlands hopes to increase pressure on Sierra Leone in this way. "It is, of course, bizarre that we facilitate or support a country that simultaneously offers a safe haven to one of the biggest drug criminals known wo…
The cabinet wants to increase pressure on Sierra Leone to have Bolle Jos from Breda extradited. Because this has not succeeded so far, the Netherlands wants to try to stop European development aid to the West African country. Minister of Justice David van Weel stated this on the TV program Buitenhof. According to Van Weel, it is inexplicable that Sierra Leone receives European money while, in his view, the country is providing shelter to Bolle J…
The cabinet wants to halt European development aid to Sierra Leone because the country is not making progress with the extradition of 'Bolle Jos'. Minister of Justice David van Weel believes that pressure on the country must be increased in this way.
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