Antonie Ronald Paap
Maltin Paap | |
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| File:Maltin.PNG Maltin Paap | |
| Born | Maltin Paap 30 August 1963 |
| Known for | Nickname "Disco Dancer"; stay at the Rotterdam homeless camp run by Angelo Paap |
| 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 Paap family members of the Vriend Era. In later life he stayed at a homeless camp on the outskirts of Rotterdam with Antonie Ronald Paap and Martin Paap I, before being moved to a rehabilitation centre in August 2023.
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 branch of the Paap family.
He grew up in Rotterdam during the early development of the Vriend Era. Maltin belonged to the wider Paap family circle around the same period in which Martin Paap became one of the members of De Vrienden.
Family background
The Paap family is one of the principal families connected to De Vrienden. Maltin Paap was part of the Rotterdam branch of the family, which included Martin Paap I, Martin Paap, Angelo Paap, and several other figures listed in the family structure.
Maltin did not hold a recorded leadership position in the Paap family. His page mainly concerns his personal reputation, his Rotterdam background, and his later involvement in the homeless camp case involving vulnerable Paap family members.
Personal life
Maltin Paap was known by the nickname "Disco Dancer". The nickname came from his association with 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.
No formal occupation is listed for Maltin Paap. His known profile is based on his place within the Paap family, his personal habits, and the later events surrounding the homeless camp near Rotterdam.
Homeless camp
In later life Maltin Paap stayed at a homeless camp on the outskirts of Rotterdam. Antonie Ronald Paap and Martin Paap I were also present at the site. The camp 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 the main later-life event associated with Maltin Paap. His presence there placed him among the 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 called for the men to be removed from confinement and placed 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. 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 personal profile is centred on his Rotterdam background, the nickname "Disco Dancer", drug use, beer drinking, digging, refusal to pay, and the repeated phrase "Het is van mij".