D66 members demand answers from Kaag on sexual harassment report
2 years, 8 months ago

D66 members demand answers from Kaag on sexual harassment report

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More than 200 members of coalition party D66 have called on the leadership to explain why a confidential report into sexual intimidation by a senior lobbyist was apparently kept quiet for a year. The Volkskrant reported at the weekend that the investigation into Frans van Drimmelen, a former chairman of D66’s political academy, found he had ‘stalked, threatened and blackmailed’ a female colleague between 2015 and 2016. The public part of the investigation, which looked at whether there was a broader culture of sexual intimidation in the party, concluded last February that there was ‘no question of an institutionally unsafe environment,’ D66 leader Sigrid Kaag said at the time. The Volkskrant reported that the woman who complained about Van Drimmelen received a copy of the confidential report on the day of the general election on March 17 last year, leading her to suspect that it had been held back to avoid damaging D66’s election campaign. On Monday corporate communications agency Dröge en Van Drimmelen, where Van Drimmelen is a partner, said he had temporarily stepped back from his role following the Volkskrant’s revelations.

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D66 members question party summit about dealing with MeToo issue
2 years, 7 months ago

D66 members question party summit about dealing with MeToo issue

NL Times  

The leaders of D66 will have to answer to the members of the party on Sunday about dealing with integrity issues. They will discuss both the MeToo case concerning former prominent party member Frans van Drimmelen be discussed and a recently revealed integrity issue concerning MEP Samira Rafaela, which has seemed to split the European D66 delegation. The party board …

D66 lobbyist quits over harassment report as pressure grows on Kaag
2 years, 8 months ago

D66 lobbyist quits over harassment report as pressure grows on Kaag

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Lobbyist Frans van Drimmelen has quit coalition party D66 and resigned as a political consultant after he was accused of sexually harassing a party colleague. But he disputed that he had abused his position in the party or that he was guilty of sexual intimidation, More than 700 D66 members have called on party leader Sigrid Kaag to state what …

#MeToo: D66 leaders apologize for not handling harassment allegation
2 years, 8 months ago

#MeToo: D66 leaders apologize for not handling harassment allegation

NL Times  

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D66 members demand answers from Kaag on sexual harassment report
2 years, 8 months ago

D66 members demand answers from Kaag on sexual harassment report

Dutch News  

More than 200 members of coalition party D66 have called on the leadership to explain why a confidential report into sexual intimidation by a senior lobbyist was apparently kept quiet for a year. The Volkskrant reported at the weekend that the investigation into Frans van Drimmelen, a former chairman of D66’s political academy, found he had ‘stalked, threatened and blackmailed’ …

D66 member Frans van Drimmelen quits over stalking allegations
2 years, 8 months ago

D66 member Frans van Drimmelen quits over stalking allegations

NL Times  

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Nearly 150 D66 members demand explanation over hidden MeToo case
2 years, 8 months ago

Nearly 150 D66 members demand explanation over hidden MeToo case

NL Times  

Nearly 150 D66 demanded that party leader Sigrid Kaag and the party board explain their role in concealing the transgressive behavior of a prominent party member. "Yet there are many questions and uncertainties about the position of victims and the party leadership's actions in combatting and preventing transgressive behavior within the D66," they wrote. "In order to regain peace and …

D66 withheld report about member's transgressive behavior
2 years, 8 months ago

D66 withheld report about member's transgressive behavior

NL Times  

D66 leaders hid documents detailing a party member's transgressive behavior for over a year, according to De Volkskrant. The report, which has been known to party leadership since last year, indicates that party strategist Frans van Drimmelen threatened, stalked and blackmailed a female employee in 2015 and 2016, according to De Volkskrant. The investigation was still ongoing at the time …

D66 MP investigated for sexual intimidation, grooming
3 years, 8 months ago

D66 MP investigated for sexual intimidation, grooming

NL Times  

Centrist political party D66 has opened an internal investigation into allegations of grooming, unwanted advances, and sexually transgressive behavior made against Sidney Smeets, one of the party's 24 members of parliament serving in the Tweede Kamer. Several young men said they were concerned about messages they received from the 45-year-old on social media and dating sites, party chair Anne-Marie Spierings …

D66 starts investigation into sexual intimidation claims against lobbyist
4 years ago

D66 starts investigation into sexual intimidation claims against lobbyist

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Liberal democratic party D66 has started an investigation following allegations of sexual intimidation made against a senior official. The claims, which date back several years, were made in an anonymous blog by a women who writes about influential party members targeting interns and ambitious female members. In particular the blog focuses on Frans van Drimmelen, a powerful party lobbyist and …

D66 starts investigation into sexual intimidation claims against lobbyist
4 years ago

D66 starts investigation into sexual intimidation claims against lobbyist

Dutch News  

Liberal democratic party D66 has started an investigation following allegations of sexual intimidation made against a senior official. The claims, which date back several years, were made in an anonymous blog by a women who writes about influential party members targeting interns and ambitious female members. In particular the blog focuses on Frans van Drimmelen, a powerful party lobbyist and …

D66 to investigate sexual intimidation accusations within party
4 years ago

D66 to investigate sexual intimidation accusations within party

NL Times  

Coalition party D66 requested an external and independent investigation into allegations of sexual harassment and intimidation within the party, party leader Sigrid Kaag said. This follows a blog post in which an anonymous writer tells of influential party members harassing "interns and women with ambition within the party". "It is general knowledge that a number of MPs, former party leaders …

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