Fred Teeven
 Fred Teeven    (Politician, Deep state operative) | |
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| Born | 5 August 1958 Haarlem, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Alma mater | VU University Amsterdam, University of Twente |
| Interests | Illegal drug trade |
| Party | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, Liveable Netherlands |
Prosecutor in Amsterdam "battling" drug trade in the 2000s. Replaced Pim Foruyn as placeholder. Former state secretary of justice during the 2010s. Resigned after lying to parliament about the paper-trail of deals made with criminals after Mark Rutte denied the paper-trail to even exist.
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Fredrik (Fred) Teeven is a former Dutch politician. As public prosecutor handling the new drug kingpins following Klaas Bruinsma's death, Teeven made some questionable deals with criminals in the 1990s and 2000s, leading to his resignation in 2015.[1]
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Career
Teeven was born in the province of North Holland. He studied law at the VU University Amsterdam and public management at the University of Twente. Working first as a tax collector he became a prosecutor, becoming known as a crime fighter, since he led many investigations into organised crime. Teeven was involved in the prosecutions of Dési Bouterse, Mink Kok, Johan Verhoek, and Willem Holleeder.
Fortuyn
Teeven replaced Pim Fortuyn after he was forced to resign following his Islam statements. Fortuyn - set to win the general election - was shot dead 1 year later.
Teevendeal
On 10 March 2015 Justice Minister Ivo Opstelten resigned together with Teeven after the former had informed the House of Representatives wrongly in the early 2000s on a deal made by Teeven as state prosecutor in 1994. The deal concerned money paid to a drug trafficker whose money had been seized and received compensation after the origin of the money could not be proved to be illegal. Opstelten had mentioned to the House of Representatives a lower amount than the one that was actually paid, and that the receipt of the transaction had gone missing, while it later surfaced. In the wake of this scandal, House Chairwoman Anouchka van Miltenburg (who was a member of the same political party) resigned on 12 December 2015 when it became clear she had suppressed two letters of a whistle blower from the justice department who had already mentioned the right details on the 'deal', by putting the letters through the shredder. After resigning as State Secretary Teeven served as member of the House of Representatives between 26 March 2015 and 23 March 2017.[2]
