Rotterdam’s Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen caught up in alleged bribery scandal as civil servants dismissed
The city’s mayor said that two civil servants were found to have accepted “gifts from the municipality’s business contacts in exchange for possible preferential treatment”
Two Rotterdam city employees have been fired after being accused of accepting bribes in exchange for inflated construction contracts, including those related to asbestos treatment at the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. Mayor Carola Schouten revealed the dismissals during a briefing to the city council, stating that the city had concluded its own investigation following reports of excessive contract costs.
The dismissed employees are accused of accepting gifts from the municipality's business contacts, committing forgery, and engaging in passive bribery of other officials. The criminal investigation into the matter is ongoing.
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