(Dutch News) A parliamentary commission set up to investigate the foreign funding of mosques and Islamic schools in the Netherlands will begin hearings on Monday.
“MPs have been debating about the issues for years but much remains unclear,” CDA parliamentarian and commission chairman Michel Rog said. “The commission wants to gather insights into how to take effective steps to stem these influences.”
The commission has been set up in the wake of a report by current affairs show Nieuwsuur, which showed that the government has kept information about how much foreign money is pumped into Dutch mosques secret.
The head of the AIVD secret service, terrorism experts, mosque leaders and mayors will all appear before the commission.
