Van Weel Apologises to Police Accused of Accessing Murder Case - DutchNews.nl

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The announced investigation into officers who may have improperly accessed police systems regarding the murder case caused considerable unrest. The police leadership and the minister have now apologized.

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The police force leadership is taking the brunt of the unnecessary consultation of police systems after Lisa's murder. According to Chief of Police Janny Knol and Deputy Chief of Police Wilbert Paulissen, mistakes were made and they apologize for them. Minister David van Weel also made the same statement in a letter to Parliament.

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The police management acknowledges that the manner of communication was not good.

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The Dutch Police Union (NPB) calls the police leadership's apology for the course of events in the investigation into the consultation of the systems in Lisa's case an important and necessary step. Chairman Nine Kooiman expects that the discussions that follow will be "focused on redress and recognition of good police work."

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The police force leadership has apologized to all police officers for their internal communications regarding the investigation into "spying" on police systems. Letters were sent to officers who had sought information about the murder of Lisa from Abcoude, even though they were not personally involved in the case. "We didn't handle it properly. We regret that," said Chief of Police Janny Knol.