Tuesday, 18 August 2020, 13:32
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ZUIDPLAS –
“I’ve slept on it for two nights now and I’m still shocked and shocked,” says Deputy Mayor Jan Verbeek of the Zuidplas municipality. On Sunday evening, a video surfaced online in which it appears that two couples are having sex in front of the windows of the town hall in Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel. The municipality is investigating what exactly happened and who is involved. While that investigation is ongoing, two employees have been temporarily suspended.
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‘This is not done. You have a certain moral and exemplary function in a town hall. And these kinds of things are really not possible. People can say “you are not hurting anyone”, but we take this very seriously and highly, “says Verbeek.
There are two movies appeared on the internet. In one video it seems that two couples have sex in two places in the town hall at the same time, on the first and second floor in front of a window. Only contours can be seen of them. According to the makers of the film, it would be enforcers of the municipality.
Employees recognizable in the picture
Two employees of the municipality can be recognized in a second video. ‘Incidentally, they cannot be linked to the other film, there are only contours to be seen. We invited those two for an interview and as an order measure they have been suspended. So they are not allowed to perform any work during that current investigation, ‘says the deputy mayor.
‘This is something we take very seriously,’ Verbeek continues. ‘This is not possible, this is not allowed and we want to have the bottom stone up. We want to know exactly who is involved and what exactly happened. We hope that the results of the investigation will be known as soon as possible. I can’t anticipate what comes out. ‘ The municipality reports that the investigation may take ‘quite some time’, due to its nature and complexity.
‘It hurts us a lot’
Verbeek receives a lot of responses from colleagues and residents of the municipality. ‘You notice that it does a lot in the organization and among the staff. I speak to people from our villages who are very upset about this, along with me and the college and the city council, ‘he says.
The municipality has spoken with the enforcement team about their efforts. ‘Because the situation has an enormous impact on the enforcement team, the municipality is also in talks with the team to see what is needed for the team to function properly now and in the future. In addition, the municipality is mapping out what capacity is needed to keep the enforcement team up to strength. Various surrounding municipalities have offered their help ‘, Zuidplas reports. Agreements have also been made with the police to make extra efforts in the field of enforcement. The financial consequences of the measures are stated in the autumn memorandum.
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