THE HAGUE - Undersecretary Raymond Knops of Kingdom Relations refuses to give full access to documents relating to the reception and protection of Venezuelans who have fled to Curaçao. This is apparent from his response to a request under the Government Information (Public Access) Act (WOB).
“Revelation of certain passages would, in my view, disproportionately prejudice the country to which this information pertains. Some passages relate to the internal security of the immigration detention in Curaçao. If these passages were made public, this could lead to security risks," said Knops.
The undersecretary has only made 7 documents public. For the publication of the other requested documents, 'third parties' must first be consulted. The documents that have now been released include correspondence with former Prime Minister Eugene Rhuggenaath and former Minister of Justice Quincy Girigorie about the more than 2 million euros that the Netherlands has made available for improving immigration detention.
The most remarkable passage is the threat of Knops to Rhuggenaath not to transfer the next installment if the fence to build the detention center becomes lower than 5 meters.