Justice After almost three years on the run, Jimmy ‘Kleine Vis’ H. was arrested in Turkey. He was one of the leaders in the Mackerel file surrounding large-scale cocaine imports through the port of Antwerp. “He was deported from Turkey to Belgium,” the public prosecutor’s office said. Sam Reyntjens, Joris van der Aa Yesterday at … Read more
Crime A 69-year-old woman was stabbed on a train at Antwerp Central station. The victim was taken to hospital in life-threatening condition, but her condition was stabilized there. The police were able to arrest a suspect. The incident took place around 11:30 am on a train arriving from Leuven at Antwerp Central station. It is … Read more
Two people were injured in a shooting in Van Kerckhovenstraat in Antwerp-Noord on Friday evening. The victims are not in mortal danger. The shooter is still on the run. The shooting incident happened around 9 p.m. in Van Kerckhovenstraat. “Two people were found injured with gunshot wounds,” said police spokesman Willem Migom. “The victims are … Read more
1. Beels no longer a party leader for Antwerp municipal elections Jinnih Beels is giving up her position as party leader for the Antwerp municipal elections. This was decided at a meeting of the Antwerp department of Vooruit. Her party leadership came under pressure since her fellow alderman Tom Meeuws left the city council. It … Read more
prisons Spontaneous strikes have arisen in various prisons due to dissatisfaction with the staff shortage. The consultation with Minister of Justice Paul Van Tigchelt could not calm emotions. Spontaneous strikes are ongoing in the Antwerp prison and a dozen other penitentiary institutions in Flanders and Brussels until Friday morning at 6 am. Certainly in Antwerp, … Read more
De Croo to Magnette: “Don’t promise a 32-hour working week, you will disappoint people” On the other side of the language border, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo (Open VLD) faced PS chairman Paul Magnette in a debate on RTL. The two gentlemen got along on many levels, although there were some rifts between the two … Read more
Justice The detainee who was tortured in the Antwerp prison by some fellow prisoners is on the mend and will be allowed to leave the hospital on Friday. He does not have to go back to jail, but gets an ankle monitor. Roy J. (41) was tortured by his fellow inmates for 72 hours in … Read more
A group of street racers gathered again on Friday evening in the covered parking lot of Decathlon Antwerp. The emergency services arrived on the scene after a car drove its nose through the wall of the parking lot. The driver indicated he was not injured. The emergency services were called to the scene around midnight … Read more
Protests Also in Zeebrugge, the port may not be blocked on Thursday by protest actions by farmers, under penalty of penalty. A Bruges court decided this. Previously, the court of first instance in Antwerp had issued the same ban for the port of Antwerp. It was Apzi-Voka West Flanders that confirmed the news about the … Read more
BELGAInterior of the Antwerp prison (archive photo from 2017) NOS News•today, 5:59 PM•Adjusted today, 6:53 PM In Belgium, people are reacting with astonishment to the days-long torture of a prisoner by his cellmates in an Antwerp penitentiary. Minister of Justice Paul Van Tigchelt calls the incident gruesome and disgusting. He says that the bottom stone … Read more