Dutch justice minister, deputy resign over drugs dealer cash deal

DutchNews.nl, and other news sources, reported in March 2015 that Dutch that MPs wanted an independent inquiry to get to the bottom of a justice department payment to a drugs baron which led to the resignation of two ministers on the 9 March 2015. The ministers resigned after it emerged they had wrongly informed parliament about the return of 4.7m guilders to convicted drugs dealer Cees H in 2001.

Read more at DutchNews.nl: MPs want independent inquiry into drug baron payment http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2015/03/mps-want-independent-inquiry-into-drug-baron-payment/

De Volkskrant, 11.03.15: PM also discredited after drug boss scandal (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE159769-PM-also-discredited-after-drug-boss-scandal

DutchNews.nl, 10.03.15: Prime minister makes statement about justice ministry resignations http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2015/03/prime-minister-makes-statement-about-justice-ministry-resignations/

DutchNews.nl, 11.03.15: MPs want independent inquiry into drug baron payment http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2015/03/mps-want-independent-inquiry-into-drug-baron-payment/

BBC News, 10.03.15: Dutch ministers Opstelten and Teeven quit over payment to drug-trafficker http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-31806086

Deutsche Welle, 10.03.15: Dutch justice minister, junior minister resign over misleading parliament http://dw.de/p/1EnuR

The Netherlands: Government.nl: News, 10.03.15: Minister Opstelten and State Secretary Teeven resign http://www.government.nl/news/2015/03/10/minister-opstelten-and-state-secretary-teeven-resign.html

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