A man who wanted to set fire to the central police station in Brussels hospitalized by force, according to the Nixon procedure

And “confused man“, who presented himself at the central police station in Brussels on Sunday, was forcibly interned in psychiatry following declaring that he intended to set fire to the police station in Molenbeek, the newspapers reported on Tuesday. The newspapaer, The standard et Gazette of Antwerp.

The prosecution was informed of the facts and a psychiatric observation procedure provided for by the law of June 26, 1990 (the Nixon procedure) was initiated.