ARD ' went too far ' with his red pen

The opposition parties are ready with the memory loss of the main characters in the aftermath of the Ta-deal. Justice minister Ard van der Steur and also Prime Minister Mark Rutte are here in vehement on yet another debate on the offending deal.

Rutte seems according to the SP not to have contributed to finding the truth. Also other oppositepartijen want more on the role of the Prime Minister know.

Shocking Kees Verhoeven (D66) sums up the already two-year discussion in some key words together:,, mess, shocking, shocking, passive, staggering, cardinal errors. " The SP thinks society is hustled. The Christian Union is also concerned about the digital forgetfulness of the Government and says the feeling that the case is not right never proceeded.

The VVD, the party of Van der Steur, tried to take away the sharp edges of the debate. ,, No one in this House is a Saint. There are just contacts between Parliament and ministries, though that never as explicit as that of Member of Parliament at the time, Van der Steur. But we are the country's administration with each other and with each other, we must see to it. ''

' Best intentions ' with ' best intentions ' crept Van der Steur end may 2014 behind his pc to then Minister Ivo Opstelten, to help with a letter to the lower House about the much-discussed Teevendeal. With the letter had to be put a line under the affair. Van der Steur was diligent 18 (!) text suggestions in the draft letter he got from the Ministry. With additions like ' there is thunder of '. So delete.

At the urging of the SP made the Minister his writings became public Monday and today during a debate in the House of representatives for the second time on the so-called Teevendeal demanded that he now releases all of the correspondence with the Ministry at the time. These are the thirty concept versions out there of the letter.

Van der Steur is not going to the MPs for the. The other versions could only with a so-called ' restore ' from the mailbox of the former political Assistant, be outdated. That recovery procedure is performed, but went unheeded.

Outdoor booklet it also helps not that Van der Steur after his four-page letter and comments still agree with his opinions to the Ministry, shortly before the resignation of Opstelten and Ta. ,, He is far, far beyond its gone ' booklet ', according to D66 leader Alexander Pechtold, who demands explanations in the debate on the Teevendeal today. This is also the view of the SP ("he's unreliable ') and the Christian Union (' Inappropriate ').

At the same time, there are but few on the inner court with clean hands. Ministers votes-often through their political assistants-their plans and legislative proposals. Especially in coalition parties. ,, That might not be as dualistic, but quickly and efficiently '', says Dutch liberal Boris van der Ham, which experienced under the Balkenende II.

At the same time, he is critical of Van der Steur. ,, That you have a House member with a red pen by answering questions in the back lets go, is going too far. A Minister's about his own answering. ''

Land of the polder model In the research ' How do we tell it the room? ' by members of both CDA and PvdA Room 2011 acknowledged frankly that coalition parties given more information than opposition parties. If necessary, call you here with the Minister '', said Christian Democratic Appeal politician Wim van de Camp.

Salient enough also found current CDA leader Sybrand Buma, now critical of Van der Steur, ' reconciliation ' with ministers ' extremely effective '. That all happens out of sight of public and colleagues, bothers none of them. ,, This is a land of polder model '', explains Van der Ham.

Van der Steur itself already recognized frankly that he had gone "too far". At the VVD since this little problem no longer one promises to letters from ministers to rumble. Or all get well promises enough, should show in the debate which-again-especially to the errors by Van der Steur will run. With previous motions of no confidence (SP, PVV, PvdD, MAINLY and 50Plus) and of censure (all opposition), walks on an ever-thinner cord.

During the debate today eleven speakers.

Settlement with drug criminal Baba The Teevendeal is the settlement that current VVD mp Fred Teeven as a prosecutor struck with drug criminal Cees h. The subsequent handling of the case took Minister of security and justice Ivo Opstelten his job, just like Teeven, who on that Ministry was now Secretary of State. They stepped on when turned up receipts that proved that the criminal 4.7 million guilders in the deal. He had a year long maintained that it to 1.2 million guilders and that the receipt was not found.

Commission of inquiry Oosting did not see any evidence of a cover-up, but that also came as a top official is nothing more important could remember. The Commission proposed that the chaos is on the Ministry.

By: Editorial NOS: REUTERS