Minister Van Weel's plan to conduct online surveillance will disproportionately affect Muslims

The Dutch police and security services have a tradition of discrimination against Muslims, writes Evelyn. We fear that Muslims will once again suffer if the police are given more powers to conduct online surveillance. This piece was published as an opinion piece in Het Parool on 8 February. Illegal investigation into mosques In 2021, NRC revealed that the National Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Security (NCTV), led by Dick Schoof, had give…