Last Updated 12/02/2025 published 25/12/2024 by Hans Smedema

Smedema’s Catral Allegations Against the Dutch Government

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Hans Smedema links the alleged Catral incident to the Dutch government through a complex web of accusations, alleging a broader conspiracy designed to silence him and cover up crimes committed against him and his wife. The sources provide several key connections Smedema makes between the Catral incident and the Dutch government:

1. Joris Demmink’s Alleged Orchestration:

Smedema claims that the Catral electroshock torture, carried out by Professor Dr. Onno van der Hart and Jaap Duijs, was directly ordered by Joris Demmink, a high-ranking Dutch official whom Smedema accuses of being the mastermind behind the conspiracy [1]. Smedema alleges that Demmink orchestrated the Catral incident to silence him after he filed a complaint with the Dutch ‘Review Committee for the Intelligence and Security Services’ (CTIVD) in 2008 [1]. Smedema believes this complaint, along with the CTIVD’s report, threatened to expose the alleged conspiracy and its involvement of high-ranking officials [1].

2. Concealed Financial Trail:

Smedema further connects the incident to the Dutch government by claiming that travel expenses for Van der Hart and Duijs to Spain were paid in cash to avoid leaving a paper trail [2]. This alleged attempt to conceal the financial transactions, according to Smedema, points to the Dutch government’s direct involvement in facilitating and covering up the torture [2].

3. Ad’s Involvement as a Former Police Officer:

The presence of Ad, a former Dutch police officer, as a witness to the Catral incident is a crucial element in Smedema’s narrative. Ad’s alleged reaction of chasing Van der Hart and Duijs away with his service pistol, combined with his assessment of the electroshock as “torture,” not “conditioning,” lends credence to Smedema’s claims of violence and malicious intent [2-4]. Smedema suggests that Ad’s involvement as a former Dutch police officer further implicates the Dutch authorities in the incident, implying a level of complicity and awareness within the Dutch law enforcement community [2-4].

4. Rex Ford’s Alleged Confirmation and FBI/CIA Investigations:

Smedema also claims that Rex Ford, his asylum judge during his first asylum application in the US in 2009, contacted Ad and confirmed the details of the Catral incident [5]. He asserts that both the FBI and CIA investigated the broader conspiracy, including the Catral event [5]. These alleged investigations, according to Smedema, demonstrate that the incident attracted international attention and raised concerns about the Dutch government’s actions [5].

5. Broader Pattern of Abuse and Silencing:

Smedema’s narrative suggests that the Catral incident was part of a broader strategy by the Dutch government to discredit him and prevent him from exposing the alleged crimes committed against him and his wife [2]. This strategy, he claims, included manipulating his medical records, denying him legal representation, and spreading false information about his mental state [2].

6. Timing in Relation to Smedema’s Complaints:

The alleged Catral torture took place in 2008 during Smedema’s self-imposed exile in Spain, which he claims was necessary to escape persecution in the Netherlands [6]. The timing is significant as it took place after Smedema filed a complaint with the Dutch ‘Review Committee for the Intelligence and Security Services’ (CTIVD) in 2008 and around the time the Dutch government, under Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende, allegedly refused to act on the CTIVD’s report [6]. This timing suggests a potential motive for the Dutch government to silence Smedema following his complaints.

Smedema portrays a chilling scenario where his physical and mental well-being was brutally violated, allegedly to protect the Dutch government’s reputation and silence dissent. The alleged use of electroshock by a prominent psychologist, potentially facilitated by the Dutch government, raises questions about the ethical boundaries crossed and the lengths to which the alleged conspirators were willing to go to silence Smedema [4].

It is important to remember that while Smedema provides a detailed narrative connecting the Catral incident to the Dutch government, his claims have not been independently verified. The absence of official documentation or corroborating testimonies from individuals other than Smedema makes it challenging to assess the validity of his allegations objectively.

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