[THS] A leading policeman in the Netherlands for legalising

[Peter Webster]

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*Dear friends,

A leading policeman in the Netherlands is resigning and see: he
proposes to legalise.......

best wishes,

Joep*

Source: ANP, 23 April 2008

Woerden, 23 april. The cultivation of cannabis should become legal in
the Netherlands. At the same time the government should organise the
controlled distribution of hard drugs to addicts.

Only under these circumstances can the police make a serious effort to
fight drug criminals.

These are the words of the retiring president of the large police
association NPB (Nederlandse Politie Bond
<http://www.politiebond.nl/>), Hans van Duijn, in an interview that is
published today in a number of Dutch newspapers. According to him,
the fight against drug related crime has had little result, but represents
a heavy burden on police resources. Due to the many hours that police
officers invest in the fight against drugs, other forms of criminality
recieve too little attention, says Van Duijn.

In the end of May, Van Duijn (60) will resign as president of the NPB .