On August 20, 2019, Mehdi Bouda was hit by a police van and unfortunately did not survive the impact. While his relatives expected the police to be indicted for involuntary manslaughter, the public prosecutor’s office opted for a dismissal, plunging the victim’s family into dismay.
The Brussels police court sentenced the driver responsible for an accident that killed a pedestrian on February 2 on the Philippe Werrie square in Jette to four years in prison. In addition to the prison sentence, he must pay a heavy fine.
A Moroccan woman is filing a complaint in the Mons correctional court against her parents, for attempted forced marriage, rape, austere education, blows with a broom handle... The public prosecutor is seeking 18 months against the father, and 3 years against the mother; judgment in a month.
Meryame Kitir is the name of the Minister of Development Cooperation and in charge of Major Cities in the government of Alexander De Croo. Born to Moroccan parents who had emigrated to Belgium in the 1960s, the 40-year-old Flemish socialist grew up in Maasmechelen.
The former co-president of Ecolo has carved out a path to the government led by Alexandre De Croo, now occupying the position of Minister of Environment and Climate. Of Moroccan origin, Zakia Khattabi is one of those many people who have managed to fight to forge a personality and a reputation.
The Belgian far-right party, Vlaams Belang, organized a demonstration on Sunday that attracted between 4,500 and 5,000 cars to protest the establishment of a Vivaldi federal majority. In the procession there was a pickup truck bearing Nazi symbols, an image that was widely shared on Twitter.
Brussels is facing a resurgence of Covid-19 cases. Concerned, the interfederal spokesperson, Steven Van Gucht, suggests that imams be involved in the fight against coronavirus.
Thirty years after the release of his first album, Brussels rapper Benny B is releasing a new album titled "I Am a Monster". More than a song, it is a message that denounces domestic violence and confronts everyone with their responsibilities.
On August 31, the municipal council of Molenbeek voted a resolution to be added to the work regulations of municipal agents. It opens the door to the debate on the wearing of religious symbols in administrations and consequently creates tensions within several political parties, including the Socialist Party accused of not having a clear position.
The approval of the draft decree-law reorganizing CFC is the last step taken by Morocco for an effective exit from the EU’s gray list of tax havens. The Kingdom will therefore be informed of its fate on October 6.
Benjamine E.M., the uncle of Ilias Chahdi, a 12-year-old boy from Mortsel, in the province of Antwerp, who disappeared on September 17 and was found last Sunday in a village in Hainaut, has been released but placed under electronic surveillance. This is the decision of the council chamber.
At the request of the federal prosecutor’s office, the Belgian police have issued a wanted notice in an attempt to locate two individuals suspected of having sequestered and tortured a man for days. They could go to Morocco.