Social media rains of support to keep the saddle Marc Dullaert as Children's Ombudsman. A petition has been signed already 23,000 times. "He is doing excellent, is very committed to children and achieved a lot." The House talks Wednesday on there.
He has seen it coming absolutely not, it was a complete surprise. Peter Dullaert does not have daily contact with Marc - "We're both too busy" - but he knows that his brother, the Children's Ombudsman, the non-renewal of his contract totally saw coming. And it hurts him.
Social media exploded last week almost, on the day it was announced that the National Ombudsman Reinier van Zutphen would not renew the contract with Dullaert. It rained statements of support for Dullaert, which was put down as a man who stands up as an activist for children's rights and can not be controlled with none the wiser.
Petition
Lenting Marieke spontaneously began as mother a petition to keep Marc Dullaert. With great success: he has now signed more than 23,000 times. "Thank you for all the support. I'm dazed 'is still the only response that gave the Children's Ombudsman via Twitter.
,, With that signal, I was very happy, '' said the Berlin-based Lenting, currently visiting family in Nijmegen. She follows Dullaert as a mother and as a neighbor of one of the biggest refugee centers of Berlin with great interest and believes that he has done excellently in recent years. ,, Dullaert is a very civilized and knowledgeable man. With so much knowledge and so committed to the rights of the child. And he has authority. He has manifested itself in many areas. For refugee children, education, you name it. I was really amazed when I learned that he had to go. Just at this time, with major changes such as the youth, it is so important that a skilled person is. ''
Grateful
Brother Peter knows that Marc Dullaert remains fairly quiet among the commotion. ,, But the decision it hurts him. Marc, my little brother, is in any case very grateful for all the support he receives now. I'm also proud of him. '' Peter Dullaert knows his brother as a hard worker. ,, He is an idealist and businessman simultaneously. A handy boy. With a great sense of justice. Because as a director and shareholder Ivo Niehe Productions worked and then ran his own media company, he knows very well how to sell his message. Therefore he achieved a lot. ''
According to Peter Dullaert Marc has a very big heart for children. ,, In the period he worked as a marketing manager for Foster Parents Plan, he came a lot in Africa. He was given the poverty and the difficult conditions in which children had to grow up under eyes. That hit him tremendously. Not for nothing he then founded the Kids Rights Foundation, which is committed to children's rights in developing countries. "" Because the Children's Ombudsman wants to remain in the shadows, his brother would not further comment on his 'brother'. ,, I'll leave it at this, I respect Marc choosing to speak out now not in the media. ''
conversation
The Permanent Committee for the Interior today talking behind closed doors with National Ombudsman Reinier van Zutphen on the job. He did not respond yesterday. A spokesman refers to the site of the National Ombudsman, which Van Zutphen reports wanting to build his own team.
Ingrid Willems / Source: AD.nl/ © Eric Brinkhorst.
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