City of Rotterdam and Port Authority report suspected bribery involving former CEO
On 25 August 2009, the City of Rotterdam and the Port of Rotterdam Authority laid an information against former CEO W.K. Scholten and J.A.J. van den Nieuwenhuijzen. The suspicion is that Scholten, as an official, was bribed by Van den Nieuwenhuijzen.
On 25 January 2005, the City of Rotterdam and the Port of Rotterdam Authority laid an information in connection with suspected criminal acts. These related to Scholten’s unauthorised issue of loan guarantees in previous years to the RDM concern, owned by Van den Nieuwenhuijzen. This complaint led to an exhaustive criminal investigation by the Fiscal Information and Investigation Service and Economic Investigation Service (FIOD-ECD), headed by the National Public Prosecutor’s Office for Financial, Economic and Environmental Offences (FP), which focused on the two men.
On 29 October 2008, a pre-trial review was held in this case at Rotterdam District Court. During this hearing, the Public Prosecutor stated that a number of new pieces of information had emerged during the summer of 2008, which justified further investigation of the relationship between Scholten and Van den Nieuwenhuijzen.
The City of Rotterdam and the Port of Rotterdam Authority were recently informed of the further findings of the FIOD-ECD. These findings prompted the decision by the Municipal Council and the Port Authority to lay an information against both persons.
The City and the Port Authority are currently unable to provide any substantive information on the nature of the suspected criminal acts,during the preparation of the criminal case by the Public Prosecution Service.
On 25 January 2005, the City of Rotterdam and the Port of Rotterdam Authority laid an information in connection with suspected criminal acts. These related to Scholten’s unauthorised issue of loan guarantees in previous years to the RDM concern, owned by Van den Nieuwenhuijzen. This complaint led to an exhaustive criminal investigation by the Fiscal Information and Investigation Service and Economic Investigation Service (FIOD-ECD), headed by the National Public Prosecutor’s Office for Financial, Economic and Environmental Offences (FP), which focused on the two men.
On 29 October 2008, a pre-trial review was held in this case at Rotterdam District Court. During this hearing, the Public Prosecutor stated that a number of new pieces of information had emerged during the summer of 2008, which justified further investigation of the relationship between Scholten and Van den Nieuwenhuijzen.
The City of Rotterdam and the Port of Rotterdam Authority were recently informed of the further findings of the FIOD-ECD. These findings prompted the decision by the Municipal Council and the Port Authority to lay an information against both persons.
The City and the Port Authority are currently unable to provide any substantive information on the nature of the suspected criminal acts,during the preparation of the criminal case by the Public Prosecution Service.