Dries van Agt, a Dutch politician and former prime minister of the Netherlands who became a pro-Palestinian activist later in life, died on Feb. 5 in his hometown, Nijmegen.
He died “hand in hand” with his wife, Eugenie, also 93, in a joint act of euthanasia, according to The Rights Forum, an organization he founded that is dedicated to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The announcement of the couple’s euthanasia was a surprise to many people who knew Mr. van Agt as well as to Dutch society as a whole, said Gerard Jonkman, the director of the Rights Forum.
In 2019, Mr. van Agt had a stroke, which caused him to lose some of his faculties, Mr. Jonkman said.
“He was in a bad physical condition toward the end,” he added.
Persons:
Eugenie, van Agt, Gerard Jonkman, Jonkman, “, ”
Organizations:
Rights
Locations:
Dutch, Netherlands, Nijmegen