2023-09-05 12:25:00
These present a new angle of the scene which is so controversial and which pushes the opposition to demand at least explanations, or even, for some, to demand his resignation. As a reminder, on August 14, during the Liberal’s 50th birthday party, guests urinated on the police suit placed in front of the Courtraisien’s house to ensure his safety.
Vincent Van Quickenborne unveiled his own surveillance images / ©VTM
Testimonies published in the Flemish press suggested that the minister had attended the urinary sequences, which suggested that he endorsed the attitude. Vincent Van Quickenborne replied that the images had been interpreted subjectively. To support his point, he revealed the surveillance images of his own house and the photos taken on his smartphone.
Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne will have to explain himself on the “pipigate”: “If he lied, he cannot stay in his post”
“Here you can see that I am waiting for the taxi with the guest around 4 am,” the minister says. We see the chosen one making a movement of the pelvis which, from another angle, can be interpreted as being the position that a drunk person would adopt to indulge in a urination exercise. “I lean back,” admits Van Quickenborne. But the movement lasts only two seconds and it is clearly seen that there was no indicting throw.
The selfie taken by Vincent Van Quickenborne sheds new light on pipigate. ©VTM
Van Quickenborne denies having aped a “peeing motion”, which might rule out the thesis that he was aware of the urinary events produced earlier in the evening. “I lean back and make a certain gesture…I can’t remember exactly what gesture it was. I don’t remember exactly what happened either. But to say that it can be inferred that I knew what had happened four hours earlier is a long shot.
To support his words, the liberal goes further. He opens his photo gallery in front of the VTM cameras and goes back to a selfie whose timecode (3:59) corresponds to the current time on the surveillance video. “What I’m doing there is not looking at urine pictures, but taking a selfie”.
Will these explanations be enough to convince the opposition? Answer Thursday.
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