Trial of the attacks in Brussels: “a virus is circulating”, Salah Abdeslam absent at the trial

All of the defendants detained, installed in the box, decided to return to the cell and not to attend the continuation of the reading of the indictment scheduled for Monday. Including, therefore, Hervé Bayingana Muhirwa, also sick. He is unwell and has not been tested, lamented his lawyer, Vincent Lurquin, upon his arrival at Justitia, … Read more

Mohamed Abrini speaks at the trial of the attacks: “Things must change or I will remain silent until the end of the trial”

“I will not answer any questions if it happens like this,” warned the accused. “I take it upon myself to be there, but these are things that are not done. In France [au procès des attentats à Paris, NDLR], we were respected. Things have to change or I will remain silent until the end of … Read more

Witnesses wanted in the investigation into the death of a young man on Monday in Saint-Gilles

The victim was attacked with a knife. She died of her injuries. The Brussels public prosecutor’s office then descended on the scene, as well as the scientific police laboratory and a forensic doctor. The prosecution has appointed an investigating judge to investigate the charge of murder. “On Monday, November 28, 2022 around 6:00 p.m., a … Read more

An explosion in the center of Brussels: one injured, the emergency services are on the spot

The Brussels firefighters were called on Monday around 12:00 p.m. for an explosion followed by a fire in a building on rue des Pierres in Brussels, a stone’s throw from the Grand Place. The police are also on the scene. A security perimeter has been established. The arteries around rue des Pierres, including boulevard Anspach, … Read more

The man who made threats in an Anderlecht hospital will not ultimately be interned

The man who made threats Friday at the Saint-Anne Saint-Rémi hospital in Anderlecht will not ultimately be forcibly interned in a closed psychiatric establishment, reports the Brussels prosecutor’s office on Saturday evening. Earlier in the day, he had however launched a so-called Nixon procedure in this sense, which cannot be applied according to the elements … Read more

A 30-year-old man found dead at the entrance to De Brouckère station in Brussels

The emergency services and the police were called to the De Brouckère metro station on Friday around noon. They found a 30-year-old man lying dead. The police then closed part of the station. The Brussels public prosecutor’s office was notified of the facts and a forensic doctor was required on site. “The investigation is continuing … Read more