Jürgen Conings, this is the name of the fugitive soldier, he left his home in Dilsen-Stokkem, in the Dutch-speaking province of Linburg, on Monday 17 May to go to work. It has since disappeared into thin air. Not without first leaving a disturbing farewell letter with several threats addressed to the Belgian political, military and health authorities.
The virologist Marc Van Ranst, in the “crosshairs” of Conings, on Twitter wrote that “the threats do not make the slightest impression on me”. The man, a professor of virology at the Catholic University of Leuven and a government consultant on the pandemic, is currently with his family in a secret location.
Conings’ car, 46, was found without a license plate in the Dilserbos forest. And it is right in the woods on the border with the Netherlands that, according to reports from the local press, research is still being concentrated: 350 military police are employed, with armored vehicles.
Federal police reported that Comings, long on the terrorist and extremist list of the national anti-terrorism organization due to its far-right sympathies, may be in possession of a flak jacket, a P90 machine gun, a pistol and some rocket launchers. , “an arsenal sufficient for a small war “. Also for this reason, a search notice has been issued in which anyone who has seen him or knows where he is is invited to contact the investigators.
“Man – write the authorities – it is about 1.80 meters tall and he is muscular. He is bald and has several tattoos, especially on his upper arms. At the time of his disappearance, he was wearing a Timberland shirt (dark colored). “
–
