Major problems at police intelligence unit means important info is missed: Inspectorate

The police's information and intelligence department has not functioned properly for years, the Justice and Security Inspectorate concluded in a report on Thursday. As a result, there is a great risk of criminal investigations falling apart, the Dutch police getting a poor image abroad, a sickened working atmosphere, and important information being overlooked, the Inspectorate said, NOS and NU.nl report. The Inspectorate launched an investigation into the National Unit's information organization DLIO in 2019 after signals of inappropriate behavior, poor leadership, abuse of power, and unprofessional actions. The Inspectorate concluded that understaffing and poor leadership led to serious shortcomings at the DLIO, and this in turn resulted in a tense relationship with foreign police services. The Inspectorate said in its report that the Rijksrecherce, the department that handles internal investigations at government services like the police, and the police are still looking at possible abuses in this team.