Oldebroek Council Executive Apologises for Kalashnikov Photo - DutchNews.nl
Tom de Nooijer said the visit was private and apologized after the image angered councillors representing 200 Ukrainian refugees.
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Oldebroek alderman poses with Kalashnikov, pro-Russian flags in Russian-backed enclave
This summer, an Oldebroek alderman posed with an assault rifle in front of a Soviet-style flag in a Moscow-backed breakaway from Moldova. The Instagram photo is gone. Local opposition parties want answers, AD reports.
The municipal executive of Oldebroek says it is "unpleasantly surprised" by a photo that surfaced of Alderman Tom de Nooijer, in which he is pictured with a pro-Russian flag and a Kalashnikov. De Nooijer maintains that it was merely a holiday photo and offered his apologies during a board meeting on Thursday morning.
The municipal executive of Oldebroek says it is "unpleasantly surprised" by a photo that surfaced of Alderman Tom de Nooijer, in which he is pictured with a pro-Russian flag and a Kalashnikov. De Nooijer maintains that it was merely a holiday photo and offered his apologies during a board meeting on Thursday morning.
The coalition parties of the municipality of Oldebroek continue to stand behind Alderman Tom de Nooijer. De Volkskrant reported on Wednesday evening that De Nooijer had allowed himself to be photographed with a Kalashnikov in his hands in the pro-Russian region of Transnistria in Moldova.
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