“It concerns a police inspector who was on a patrol by bicycle,” says Willemien Baert of the Brussels public prosecutor’s office. “He wanted to speak to a man who didn’t wear a mouth mask, but he fled. The policeman was able to follow the suspect into the entrance hall of a building, but a skirmish ensued.
“There it comes to a skirmish where our colleague goes to great lengths to restrain the person until further assistance comes. While the officer tries to keep the suspect in place, they both fall, taking the suspect with his full weight. landed on the policeman’s chest, causing the policeman to be injured. “
An intervention team called for reinforcement was able to arrest the suspect. The police inspector has been incapacitated for work for eight days. A report was issued for acts of unarmed recalcitrance, not for deliberate assault and battery.
The suspect was interrogated and released after the interrogation. The public prosecutor’s office emphasizes that this release does not imply impunity. The investigation will be continued and strict follow-up can still be given to these facts later. ”
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