Tension Surrounding Inauguration of Moluccan Monument: Will Jetten Apologize?
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Apology: Jetten offered the apology at the inauguration of the Ulu Kora monument on the Rotterdam Lloydkade on Sunday, where the first generation of Moluccans 75…
Prime Minister Jetten has apologized to the Moluccans in the Netherlands for the treatment they and their descendants received in and after 1951. Jetten...
Will there be an apology from Prime Minister Jetten or not? That is the big question today at the inauguration of the National Moluccan Monument in Rotterdam. Jetten announced on Monday that he will give a speech at the new monument. It is quite possible that he will offer an apology for the treatment of the first generation of Moluccans, who were brought to the Netherlands 75 years ago. Many Moluccan professional soldiers fought on the Dutch si…
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Het ParoolPrime Minister Rob Jetten apologized to the Moluccan community on Sunday afternoon at the unveiling of the Ulu Kora National Monument in Rotterdam. "The historical injustice inflicted upon the first generation of Moluccans has still not been clearly acknowledged and articulated," he said.
Will Rob Jetten finally apologize on behalf of the government for the harsh treatment of Moluccans following their arrival in the Netherlands? That is the question hanging over the unveiling of a national monument in Rotterdam on Sunday. Journalist Tonny van der Mee – grandson of a Moluccan KNIL soldier – is writing an open letter to the Prime Minister ahead of the commemoration.
If everything goes as planned, Prime Minister Jetten will offer apologies to the Moluccan community on Sunday. Eli Matitahatiwen, chairman of the Dewan Wijkraad Maluku in Breda, the Moluccan neighborhood council, believes apologies alone are not good enough.
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