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Donald Pols stumbles over pro-apartheid past. 'This man wasn't just a little wrong, he was truly wrong'

Donald Pols stumbles over pro-apartheid past. 'This man wasn't just a little wrong, he was truly wrong'

Donald Pols, the former director of Milieudefensie, has been dismissed from his position at Tata Steel after reports surfaced regarding his past. Investigations revealed that Pols served as the chairman of a far-right, pro-apartheid student organization while living in South Africa.

Based on reporting by haarlemsdagblad. Translated and condensed by LocalHeadlines.

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