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Dutch Police Corps
IMPRESSED
with Aruban Police Corps
THE Aruban Police Force hosted The Dutch Police Commissioner Information Task and a project for the develop so it is nice for them to see how
the High Commissioner Mr. Gerard mentioned that assistance from other Public Services Officer. Aruban Top their knowledge is being applied.
Bouman, the top leader of the National Dutch Kingdom countries like Aruba Commissioner Mr. Adolfo Richardson
Police Force of Holland. is needed to combat crime in Sint prepared a special program for his Mr. Gerard Bouman is the first
Mr. Bouman is the first person appointed Maarten. He suggested this be done by colleagues from Holland. The program chief of the National Police Force in
by former Minister of Security and more cooperation between the criminal included many presentations from the the Netherlands . He was previously
Justice Mr. Ivo Willem Opstelten to be investigation teams from Aruba and arrest team and Sea Police Force. one of the quartermasters of the
the Holland’s First Head Commissioner Sint Maarten. national police.
after the Government put all Dutch Top Commissioner Richardson was
Regional Police Force together in one Martine Vis elaborated on her task of very happy with Bouman’s reaction Bouman started his police career at
organization, a National Police Force. working on cooperation between the because Bouman is known as someone age 17 as an agent with the municipal
Aruban police Force and organizing who isn’t easily impressed, yet he had police of Rotterdam . In the evenings
Gerard Bouman was accompanied courses to help the Aruban Police Force so many positive things to say about the he studied law and in 1978 he moved
by Martine Vis the Substitute Chief develop more. She regularly comes to Aruban Police Force. to the Public Prosecution . In 1998 he
of Police for Rotterdam. Martine Vis Aruba because of this. Vis highlighted This was a very important visit, because was chief prosecutor in Middelburg and
comes to Aruba often to help with that the cooperation is improving more the relationship between Holland and from 2000 he was in The Hague . In
Police Force training and to handle and more every day. Because of this Aruba has a very tight relationship so it 2003, Bouman returned to the police
numerous collaborations between collaboration between the Dutch Force is good for the Dutch Top Commissioner force. He succeeded Jan Wiarda as
Aruba and Holland. Mr. Bouman and the Aruban Force is really beneficial to see for himself how this region is chief of police Haaglanden.
expressed how impressed he was with to both of them, the Dutch Force learns developing.
the professionalism of the Aruban a lot from successful experiences in Bouman became head of the General
arrest team after being introduced to Aruba and the Aruban Force learn a lot Mr. Adolfo Richardson explained that Intelligence and Security Service
the Aruban Police Force. from the experience of the Dutch Force. most of the event was dedicated to (AIVD) in December 2007. In early
After a demonstration given by the communication, sharing information 2011 he was asked to return again to the
arrest team he mentioned that their The current collaboration projects and deliberation on a few issues. police force. On January 3, 2013 he was
level of work is similar to the Dutch are between the Neighborhood Police Holland invests a lot of time and publicly sworn by Minister of Security
standards. Departments, Gathering and Sending knowledge in helping the Aruban Force and Justice Mr. Opstelten.
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