Indymedia UK, remove post over Dutch Army recruitment
Paul Treanor | 28.06.2003 12:49 | Indymedia
Workfare agency demands removal of posts on their army recruitment activities: Indymedia Netherlands complied earlier with their request to delete name.
The NV Werk, a workfare agency wholly owned by the City of Amsterdam, is demanding that Indymedia UK remove this post. The only reason I posted it on Indymedia UK is, that it raises issues about behind-the-scenes co-operation between Indymedia editors and the authorities....
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2003/05/69665.html
The background is that NV Werk recruits for the Dutch Army, and it does so partly by calling up claimants and offering them military service. The benefit authorities have confirmed that they regard military service as a job like any other, and refusal therefore means loss of benefit.
The NV Werk lawyer also demands that Indymedia UK delete any further post concerning their activities. She also mailed Indymedia Netherlands, similarly demanding removal of all items concerning the organisation. And she wrote to me, threatening legal action if I ever write anything about them again.
I suggest Indymedia UK publish the e-mail from "Mrs LLM J.C. Arendse", if only for the humour.
The e-mail does confirm that Indymedia Netherlands removed the name of Dino Sinanovic, the army recruiter, at her request. Now Indymedia UK are confronted with a similar request, and I think they should openly declare their decision, one way or the other.
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2003/05/69665.html The background is that NV Werk recruits for the Dutch Army, and it does so partly by calling up claimants and offering them military service. The benefit authorities have confirmed that they regard military service as a job like any other, and refusal therefore means loss of benefit.
The NV Werk lawyer also demands that Indymedia UK delete any further post concerning their activities. She also mailed Indymedia Netherlands, similarly demanding removal of all items concerning the organisation. And she wrote to me, threatening legal action if I ever write anything about them again.
I suggest Indymedia UK publish the e-mail from "Mrs LLM J.C. Arendse", if only for the humour.
The e-mail does confirm that Indymedia Netherlands removed the name of Dino Sinanovic, the army recruiter, at her request. Now Indymedia UK are confronted with a similar request, and I think they should openly declare their decision, one way or the other.
Paul Treanor
