Former VVD chairman who stepped down over conflict of interest dies aged 58

The former chairman of the right-wing liberal VVD party, Henry Keizer, has died after a short illness, it emerged at the weekend. Keizer, 58, was the subject of a police investigation into alleged fraud and falsification of documents regarding his purchase of the Dutch crematorium association’s commercial arm. Keizer acquired the business in 2012 for €12.5m, even though it had been valued at €31.5m, when he was also chairman of the association and therefore could decide what details of the...