The choice to arrest Nicki Minaj in Amsterdam final weekend was not motivated by race, Dutch police have mentioned, including that it was “annoying she drew that card.”
Their response comes after the US rapper was arrested at Schiphol Airport final Saturday and fined 350 Euros ($380) after police mentioned they discovered dozens of joints in her baggage.
On the time, Minaj referred to as her remedy by the authorities “disgusting” and opined this was partly on account of her being from “a assured different race.”
Now the BBC reviews that Dutch police have rejected this, quoting a spokesperson: “We simply do our job and it’s protocol to look baggage and arrest an individual after we discover medication.
“The arrest was round 17.30 and the discharge at 21.30. We stand for an expert organisation that treats all people equal, it doesn’t matter what.”
The BBC quoted a Dutch navy police spokesperson saying: “I believe that all of it went very easily. It’s annoying that she drew that card.”
Minaj needed to postpone her present that night in Manchester, UK, the place 20,000 followers had been ready for her to seem on stage. The gig was postponed to this month. She spoke on the livestreaming platform Stationhead this week, when she addressed the incident:
“Not having the ability to get to Manchester, I don’t know when was the final time I felt that that low.
“And never solely that, however simply understanding that that one thing is being achieved to you on objective. You’re a assured different race, you recognize?
“However I’m not going to get into it and let you know guys the enjoyment they took in it, even whereas I used to be there. However you recognize what? There was one girl there – all the remainder had been males – and I might inform she had a coronary heart.
“However the remedy was simply disgusting. And I wouldn’t want that on anybody.”
A police spokesperson instructed BBC Information: “We simply do our job and it’s protocol to look baggage and arrest an individual after we discover medication.
“The arrest was round 17.30, the discharge at 21.30. We stand for an expert organisation that treats all people equal, it doesn’t matter what.”
On the time, Dutch prosecutors introduced she had been carrying 30 to 100 grams of hashish – however Minaj claimed “the pre-rolls” belonged to her safety guard.
