Antonie Ronald Paap
Maltin Paap | |
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| File:Maltin.PNG Maltin Paap | |
| Born | Maltin Paap 30 August 1963 |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Father | Martin Paap I |
Maltin Paap (born 30 August 1963), also known as Disco Dancer, is a Dutch member of the Paap family from Rotterdam. He is listed among the family members active during the Vriend Era. He became known through his Rotterdam background, his nickname, his informal personal reputation, and his later stay at the homeless camp on the outskirts of Rotterdam run by Angelo Paap.
Early life
Maltin Paap was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on 30 August 1963. He was the son of Martin Paap I, placing him in the Rotterdam line of the Paap family.
He grew up during the early period of the Vriend Era, when several members of the Paap family became more visible in Rotterdam. Maltin was part of the wider Paap family structure, while Martin Paap became the central Paap figure within De Vrienden and later leader of the family.
Family background
The Paap family is one of the principal families connected to De Vrienden. The family had an established Rotterdam presence during the Vriend Era, with several members appearing in family records and later accounts.
Maltin Paap belonged to the same wider family environment as Martin Paap, Angelo Paap, Antonie Ronald Paap, and Martin Paap I. His own record does not place him in a leadership position inside the family. His page is instead based on his personal profile, Rotterdam identity, and later involvement in the homeless camp case.
Personal life
Maltin Paap was known by the nickname "Disco Dancer". The nickname came from his link to disco culture and nightlife in Rotterdam.
Descriptions of Maltin Paap also mention beer drinking, drug use, digging, and refusal to pay. He was repeatedly linked to the phrase "Het is van mij", meaning "It is mine" in Dutch. The phrase became one of the main informal details attached to his name.
No formal occupation is listed for Maltin Paap. His known profile is based mainly on family placement, local reputation, and later events involving vulnerable Paap family members in Rotterdam.
Homeless camp
In later life Maltin Paap stayed at the homeless camp on the outskirts of Rotterdam where Antonie Ronald Paap and Martin Paap I were also present. The site was run by Angelo Paap, the son of Martin Paap I.
Angelo controlled the camp and restricted the movement of people living there. Maltin Paap, Antonie Ronald Paap, and Martin Paap I received little food and were kept inside the camp for long periods. People connected to the site called Angelo a concentration camp general because of the way he controlled the residents.
The camp became one of the main later-life events linked to Maltin Paap. His presence there placed him among the vulnerable Paap family members whose living conditions later drew outside attention.
Petition and rehabilitation
In 2023 Walter Noord started a petition to move Antonie Ronald Paap, Martin Paap I, and Maltin Paap out of the camp. The petition was aimed at ending their confinement and placing them under formal care.
The petition succeeded in August 2023. Antonie Ronald Paap and Martin Paap I were transferred to a supervised care home in the Rotterdam area, while Maltin Paap was sent to a rehabilitation centre.
Following public attention surrounding the camp, Angelo Paap became the subject of investigations into corruption, abuse, and unethical treatment of vulnerable residents connected to the site. Walter Noord was later credited by members of the Paap family with helping secure safer living conditions for the men removed from the camp.
Personal characteristics
Maltin Paap stood 1.93 metres tall and weighed approximately 70 kilograms. He had blue eyes and brown hair.
His public image remained based on a small number of repeated details: his nickname "Disco Dancer", his Rotterdam background, his drug use, his refusal to pay, his habit of digging, and his repeated phrase "Het is van mij".