Amsterdam police fire four officers over cross-border text messages

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The Amsterdam police have fired four officers for participating in WhatsApp groups in which transgressive and discriminatory messages were shared. A total of eleven police officers were guilty of the transgressive app traffic, most of whom were part of the Amsterdam force. The police announced in May that they wanted to fire the four because of the apps. The advisory committee has now ruled that the dismissal is justified. The punishments for se…

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A total of four police officers have been dismissed for participating in WhatsApp groups with transgressive and discriminatory content. It was previously announced that employees had been suspended, but now the punishments are final. The existence of the WhatsApp groups came to light in two criminal investigations. As a result, the police launched an investigation into the transgressive messages in which police officers participated. The punishm…

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The Amsterdam police have permanently dismissed four officers who were in WhatsApp groups that contained transgressive and discriminatory texts...