2023-11-17 17:17:00
“These comments (about the Roma) are completely unacceptable,” commented the elected official. “The Brussels section is unanimous on this point and we believe that a strong signal must be given.”
Senator Bert Anciaux, also from Brussels, believes for his part “that there is a chance” that Conner Rousseau will resign.
Racist remarks from Conner Rousseau: a Vooruit municipal councilor calls on the Flemish socialist to take “a step aside”
The office meeting in any case promised to be lively, Mr. Anciaux confiding on his arrival his intention to share his thoughts with the party office.
Conner Rousseau has been at the heart of the storm for several weeks for racist remarks against the Roma community made while he was drunk last September.
On Thursday, the Flemish newspaper Het Nieuwsblad published extracts from the police report taken during the incident. Conner Rousseau describes the Roma in particular as “brown waste”.
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