“I will knock your block off” Baudet tells Klaver
in spat
March 28,
2024
https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/03/i-will-knock-your-block-off-baudet-tells-klaver-in-spat/
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Baudet has “damaged the image of politics” by telling GroenLinks MP Jesse
Klaver he would “knock his block off”, parliamentary chairman Martin Bosma has
said in a letter to the FvD leader.
The
incident happened on Wednesday following a debate about an FvD proposal to
allow an advisory referendum on the Dutch membership of the EU.
Baudet had
already shown signs of irritation at questions about his alleged pro-Russian
stance from D66 MP Jan Paternotte. Klaver then asked Baudet whether he was
being paid by Russia and to hand over the annual accounts for the Stichting
Forum voor Democratie, the association he created in 2014 to organise
activities around the Ukraine referendum.
Baudet told
him these documents are freely available on the chamber of commerce database
but when told by Klaver his search had turned up a “No annual accounts
available”, Baudet said he would “knock your block off” if Klaver asked him
again.
The
microphones had been turned off at the time but the exchange was caught on
camera and was heard by witnesses. Baudet admitted he had made the threat
because he “was angry”. Klaver then reported the incident to Bosma.
Bosma told
Baudet in a letter he would not tolerate threats in parliament and that Baudet
had “damaged the image of the lower chamber and politics” . He also told the far right MP to meet him at
9.15 am on Thursday to discuss the incident but he skipped the meeting and
apologised to Klaver by phone instead.
No
sanctions will be taken against Baudet because the exchange took place outside
the meeting.
Klaver
called the spat a “new low” and praised Bosma for his quick intervention.
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