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Sywert van Lienden liaises with the government to supply facemasks. He manages to put pressure on minister Hugo de Jonge with his tweets and political contacts. When minister Van Rijn calls on Easter Sunday, the deal seems done. But is this a deal where Sywert and business partners Camille van Gestel and Bernd Damme get to keep millions? Or is it "not for profit" after all? An intriguing look behind the scenes at the trio and in The Hague, based on interviews with key players, many chat messages and never-before-seen sound and video recordings.

Behind the scenes, Sywert van Lienden and business partners Camille van Gestel and Bernd Damme are busy negotiating the facemasks deal. Not everyone thinks the deal is necessary. But the health ministry is pushing ahead. It soon becomes clear that the trio is making millions from it. Was this a premeditated plan? And what was the role of that top civil servant who had to keep buying mouthpieces at the behest of his political bosses? An intriguing insight into the facemasks affair, based on interviews with key players, many chat messages and never-before-seen audio and video recordings.

Media reports tilt the image of Sywert van Lienden, from benefactor to crook. He and his business partners Camille van Gestel and Bernd Damme have become multimillionaires through the facemasks deal. One of the volunteers confronts Camille about this in a revealing phone conversation. All sorts of lawsuits start to get the millions back. Is this justified or is it a witch hunt? An intriguing look behind the scenes at the trio and in The Hague, based on interviews with key players, many chat messages and never-before-seen sound and video recordings.