Expel Putin's daughter

Expel Putin's daughter

Dutch call for Maria Putin to be deported after M17 tragedy

Her father has been blamed by many for the death of 193 Dutch citizens.
So for Maria Putin, who lives in a smart suburb of The Hague, relations with her neighbours must be more than a little strained right now.
The 28-year-old is reported to have resided in the Netherlands for several years with Dutch partner Jorrit Faassen, 34, an executive for a Russian consultancy firm.
He owns a two-storey penthouse apartment at the top of a luxury high-security block in Voorschoten, next to an idyllic canal.
On Wednesday, anti-Putin activists from around the world were posting the address on Twitter and urging Dutch people to set up a protest outside.
Among the victims, there was 17-year-old schoolgirl Elsemiek de Borst, whose heartbroken father Hans de Borst has spoken out about Putin's involvement.
He said: 'Maria Putin may have nothing to do with this. Mr Putin and other parties in this ...are the murderer of my child. Maybe indirectly, maybe it was not the intention. But the separatists were able to obtain these weapons and that was the outcome.'  
The mayor of the city of Hilversum, Pieter Broertjes, yesterday called for Maria Putin to be deported from the country in a radio interview.
He later apologised for his comments, saying the demands were 'not wise' but 'stemmed from a feeling of helplessness that many will recognise'.
Maria is understood to divide her time between Russia and the Netherlands, with the couple remaining very much within Putin's inner circle.
She appears to keep her distance from her neighbours and her father and his staff are said to keep a close protective watch over her.
Putin is said to be so paranoid about her safety that he has not allowed her to be photographed as an adult in the Russian media and sent her to university under a different name.

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