Dutch PM bans phones in cabinet meetings
Dutch ministers are being required to hand in their mobile phones before cabinet meetings to avoid the risk of espionage, according to a new rule issued by Prime Minister Dick Schoof.
Mr Schoof has banned all electronic devices with microphones, such as smartphones and tablets, from meetings as a precautionary measure, describing it as “completely natural.”
He was previously head of the country’s secret service.
According to Interior Minister Judith Uiter Mark, there is no evidence that foreign secret services have actually tapped ministers’ phones.
The prime minister is just playing it safe, she said.
The new rules mean that ministers must take notes on paper again.
Meanwhile, Mr Schoof, who became prime minister in July, has allowed regular mobile phone breaks during cabinet meetings.
(dpa/NAN)
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