Europe against 'paying bill' for US financial turmoil
The Dutch Justice Minister said Thursday the Netherlands is no longer willing to pay the costs - estimated at €2 million (US$2.8 million) per year - to protect former lawmaker Ayaan Hirsi Ali while she lives in the United States. Hirsi Ali, 37, threatened with death for her anti-Islam writings, returned abruptly to the Netherlands on Monday after a year's stay in the US, where her autobiography, "Infidel," has become a best-seller. "When Ms. Hirsi Ali is in the Netherlands, protection measures will be taken for her on the basis of recent threat evaluations," Ernst Hirsch Ballin wrote in a letter to parliament, responding to formal questions by lawmakers asking the details surrounding her return.
Note EU-Digest: The Netherlands should not have paid for the protection of Ms Ali in the first place.
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