2024-01-29 06:00:00
It was then that tempers heated up. The driver of a sedan and his passenger were caught in a scuffle with demonstrators. “He dealt blows to farmers before finding himself surrounded by demonstrators. I think he got beat up.” The occupants of the car then got back into the vehicle and attempted to flee. “By the time the police arrived to calm him down, it was a fight. The driver tried to pass between the ditch and a fence on the other side of the tractors. It almost hit farmers.”
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The Condroz police zone was called upon to intervene, as confirmed by its commander, Paul Carral Vazquez. “Some of the information is judicial and the Liège public prosecutor’s office has been informed of the facts. There was irritation between a motorist, his companion and the farmers who were demonstrating.” The commander confirms that there was indeed an exchange of blows which required the intervention of the police. “The colleagues, who were on surveillance, quickly put an end to the scene and the offense. We were there to monitor and intervene if necessary. A delicate balance must be struck between maintaining order and surveillance while avoiding provocation. We stood a short distance away and intervened at the right time.”
The motorist actually did not want to drive into the farmers but was mainly trying to escape, as the policeman corrects. “He was afraid. Our colleagues had to use force to get the people out of the car.” A case for assault and battery has been opened against at least one farmer. The Liège public prosecutor’s office will decide on the follow-up to be given to this case.
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