2023-08-27 14:58:12
A crisis meeting responsible for evaluating the punch operation carried out at the Gare du Midi will be organized on Monday.
The National Crisis Center tomorrow/Monday will organize a new crisis meeting to evaluate the punch operation carried out on Saturday at the Midi station in Brusselsannounced Sunday the Minister of the Interior, Annelies Verlinden.
Saturday, at the initiative of the Brussels-Midi police zone and the Cabinet of the Interior, a massive police operation had been carried out in and around the Gare du Midi to counter the growing insecurity there in recent months. Nearly sixty people were arrested on this occasion.
“In total, 56 arrests were carried out, including 47 for illegal stay in the country. Five people wanted by the police were also intercepted. And the rest was for disruption of public order and drunk on the public highway” indicates the minister’s office. “A number of homeless people have also been rushed to a hospital for treatment,” he added.
“Real efforts must get to the roots of these problems. The police can only treat the symptoms.”
“It was time to that this action is organised,” said Ms. Verlinden. “But real efforts must attack the roots of these problems. The police can only treat the symptoms,” she insists. assessment meeting scheduled for Monday will bring together all the authorities involved in Saturday’s action.
Three-pronged action plan
On Friday, the federal government announced a three-pronged action plan pour restore security in the Gare du Midi districtthe largest railway station in the country and the main point of entry for foreign travellers.
The first axis will focus on the fight against criminal phenomena and illegality in and around the station. The second will target the homelessness phenomenon as well as addictions, substance abuse and cleanliness issues in the neighborhood. Finally, the third axis provides for infrastructure adaptation works and the development of video surveillance.
“The situation from Gare du Midi east complex and requires more collaboration. In concrete terms, the National Crisis Center will now coordinate the efforts of local authorities, the Brussels-Capital Region, the competent bodies at federal level, SNCB and Infrabel. Concrete measures are expected soon”, said the Prime Minister, Alexander DeCroo.
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