Editing Erik Paap (section)

== Career ==
Paap was born in Vriendendam on 17 August 1963. He later moved to Rotterdam and joined Themis in 2004. Themis operated as a foundation representing the interests of prisoners and former prisoners. Paap served on its board and managed its Rotterdam office, placing him among the senior personnel responsible for the foundation's work in the city.

Paap left Themis in 2013 and returned to Vriendendam. After his return, he began using cannabis and developed a long-term addiction. He subsequently became involved in the cultivation and sale of cannabis. He later began living in the forest area of the [[Hoge Veluwe]], where he used wooded areas and temporary shelters instead of maintaining a fixed house in the town centre.