(NL Times) VVD party leader in the Tweede Kamer Sophie Hermans said she feels “uncomfortable” with the role that Soumaya Sahla, convicted of illegal possession of weapons and membership of a terrorist organization, is playing within the party.
Sahla belonged to the Hofstad group, the terrorist network in which the murderer of filmmaker and columnist Theo van Gogh was involved. She was sentenced to three years in prison for her role in the organization. She is now committed to combating radicalization and is active within the VVD. On the VVD website, her role was described as “advising politicians and government officials on the topic of anti-terrorism and deradicalization.”
