Belgian government commissioner Haouach resigns, possibly ties to Muslim Brotherhood | Abroad

After her appointment at the IVGM, Haouach quickly came under fire a few weeks ago. The woman wears a headscarf, which is especially difficult for the French-speaking liberal governing party MR, because that would clash with the neutrality of the state. After that, the government commissioner was again discredited by a statement in an interview with The evening. In it, she wondered how the separation of church and state “could fit in with a changing demographic.”

In her letter of resignation, Haouach now explains that “one cannot have the debate about neutrality in a climate where one wants to do harm.” In her view, no constructive debate can arise from this. Haouach also talks about “violent personal attacks” and “a context of mistrust and violence” that “made it impossible to perform my duties efficiently.”

That is why she says she is resigning to protect herself, her relatives and the Institute for Equality between Women and Men from attacks. “However, this resignation does not mean the end of my commitment to equality and fundamental rights, which I will continue to defend in other ways,” she wrote.

Ties to Muslim Brotherhood?

according to The evening is there really another reason by Haouach’s move. According to the newspaper, the woman may have ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, an extremist organization. The government is said to have received a report from the intelligence service on Thursday, shortly after Prime Minister Alexander De Croo had warned the House that “there was no more room for new incidents.”

It has been confirmed to the editors of the Nieuwsblad that such a report exists, although it is not clear how much weight the information contained therein. The evening Haouach asked in an interview last Saturday about the rumors of ties with the Muslim Brotherhood. “I invite everyone to prove something, I have nothing to hide. I don’t know this movement, either near or far,” it sounded at the time.

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