Saturday, 19 October 2013 - 00:06
Duma member denounces 'Dutch disease'
A leading member of the Duma, the Russian parliament, reacted angrily to the news that the Hague police officers who arrested a Russian diplomat last week, go unpunished.Henceforth, the police in The Hague may beat and arrest diplomats, according to Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Poesjkov, on Twitter. He speaks of a new Dutch disease.
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Bernt Rostad
Flickr Moscow informed The Netherlands yesterday they did not accept apologies in the case of the Russian diplomat. Russia wants the officers responsible for the arrest of Dmitry Borodin punished. Prime Minister Rutte repeatedly said in his opinion there is no reason to. Timmermans, Minister of Foreign Affairs sympathizes with the conduct of the officers. They took Borodin to the precinct, because he was perceived as a danger to his children.
Bernt Rostad
Flickr Moscow informed The Netherlands yesterday they did not accept apologies in the case of the Russian diplomat. Russia wants the officers responsible for the arrest of Dmitry Borodin punished. Prime Minister Rutte repeatedly said in his opinion there is no reason to. Timmermans, Minister of Foreign Affairs sympathizes with the conduct of the officers. They took Borodin to the precinct, because he was perceived as a danger to his children.
