ction ▁was ▁absor bed ▁into ▁the ▁new ▁National ▁Front ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁This ▁movement ▁was ▁b anned ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁by ▁the ▁Naz is , ▁largely ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁Catholic ism . ▁Despite ▁the ▁ban ▁Me ij er ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁simply ▁ret ire ▁from ▁politics . ▁He ▁was ▁arrested ▁on ▁October ▁the ▁ 2 7 th ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁and ▁was ▁imprison ed ▁in ▁the ▁former ▁SS ▁concentration ▁camp ▁in ▁V ug ht ▁until ▁on ▁May ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁he ▁escaped ▁to ▁Belg ium . ▁That ▁same ▁year ▁he ▁published ▁a ▁book ▁about ▁the ▁treatment ▁of ▁former ▁collabor ators , ▁P ru is ische ▁pract ij ken ▁in ▁her rij z end ▁Nederland !. ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁to ▁face ▁a ▁five - year ▁j ail ▁sentence . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁released ▁from ▁prison ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁politics , ▁writing ▁for ▁the ▁Ar isto ▁journal ▁which ▁was ▁sympath etic ▁to ▁L ut kie . ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁however ▁res ume ▁his ▁earlier ▁invol vement ▁in ▁party ▁politics . ▁ ▁He ▁died , ▁aged ▁ 6 0 , ▁in ▁O ister w ijk . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 0 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 6 5 ▁death s ▁Category : Christ ian ▁fasc ists ▁Category : D utch ▁fasc ists ▁Category : D utch ▁anti