by Erik Akerboom is final, the new head of the intelligence SERVICE. The council of ministers on Friday agreed to let him know in a letter and on the website of the police has been made public. The current chief of police, the National Police, will begin on may 1 at the new job.

Last week it was reported in the newspaper de Volkskrant, all that Akerboom is the only candidate for the post of director-general of the service. Akerboom wrote now that he was here, when as yet there is nothing about being able to say, “because the procedure has not yet been completed”.

According to Akerboom and came to the AIVD’s “unexpected” path. It was also a choice about the future of accelerated, ” he writes. “After four intense years as chief of police, I take it now it’s more a farewell than the one I had planned. I will take a look back at how the corps has changed, but more especially to the great work done by many of his colleagues, has been done.”

“There were assaults, a heavy and big stuff, exciting demonstrations, and in particular with the day to day police work that is always of great value and turned out to be. I have a great appreciation and admiration for all my colleagues who are the heart and soul is committed to the safety and security that, directly or indirectly. Public confidence in the police is extremely good, even, and perhaps especially in difficult times,” says Akerboom.

Akerboom, it is the successor to Dick Schoof < / p> Akerboom, it was in march of 2016, and chief of police, the National Police force. Before that, he served in Utrecht, he was the head of the Regional criminal Investigation department of the Support. He has been in the past, the National co-Ordinator for counter-Terrorism, and Security.

in Mid-december, the AIVD has announced a sequel to the Dick and Shoved that in just a year’s leave.

for example, If the head of the AIVD, is Akerboom is once again in charge of the protection of national security, in a timely manner, terrorist threats, and international political developments and other risks that should be noted.

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