Alderman Oldebroek Apologizes for Photo with Pro-Russian Flag and Kalashnikov

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Alderman Tom de Nooijer (26) of the Gelderland municipality of Oldebroek has apologized for a photo he shared this week. In it, he poses in Transnistria with a Kalashnikov. Transnistria is a self-proclaimed, unrecognized pro-Russian republic that seceded from Moldova. The alderman calls his visit to the region and taking the photo "unwise" in retrospect. De Nooijer, alderman for the Christian Union Oldebroek (CVO) party, states in a declaratio…

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During a holiday to Transnistria, Tom de Nooijer had himself photographed with a Kalashnikov and a pro-Russian flag.

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In a holiday photo, he poses with a Kalashnikov and an officer's cap in front of the flags of pro-Russian Transnistria and Dinamo Moscow.

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Tom de Nooijer, who serves as an alderman in Oldebroek on behalf of the Christian Union, had himself photographed with a Kalashnikov in the pro-Russian region of Transnistria. De Volkskrant reported this on Wednesday evening. Meanwhile, the opposition wants an explanation.

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He holds a Kalashnikov in his hands, and a pro-Russian flag is visible in the background, among other things. This is how Alderman Tom de Nooijer of Christelijk Verbond Oldebroek had himself photographed in the pro-Russian region of Transnistria. The photo has also been posted on Instagram.