2023-05-25 14:38:00
On the Heysel side, Karine Lesne, events director, retraces the story day by day. Monday, nothing to report. “It was Tuesday evening that events degenerated. However, vigilance upstream was required and the security staff were reinforced on site. Among them, embassy security services, in charge of the smooth running of the ballot, police suits and a bunch of plainclothes agents. Such a device which however did not prevent things from degenerating within the walls of Palace 8, “between 20 and 30 people” were involved in the fight, and sometimes with knives, remembers Karine Lesne. Some material damage, but superfluous, is also to be declared, however not very serious.
”There was no negligence whatsoeverwishes to specify the person in charge of the events of Heysel. All levels of the police have been reinforced. Last night, all security channels activated in real time.”
However, in Brussels, many elected officials from the capital but also with Turkish nationality report that, compared to previous elections, this one did not seem to unleash passions, and that the debates remained confined to the private sphere. A situation that may have changed, with the approach of the second round, and a wavering Recep Tayip Erdogan. In the first round, 85,000 Turkish citizens residing in Belgium went to the polls, devoting 72% of their votes to the outgoing president.
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