Rudy Van Rillaer — © Dieter Tielemans
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The investigating judge in the file against PostNL has released CEO Rudy Van Rillaer and operations manager John de Bruin by handing over. This means that the investigating judge himself believes that there is no longer any need for the further investigation to keep both men in jail. However, the two must comply with certain conditions. The seizure of the depots in Wommelgem and Willebroek has also been lifted.
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Both men were arrested last week, together with the depot manager of the Willebroek depot, in a raid on three PostNL depots in Wommelgem, Turnhout and Willebroek. Two depots were sealed. On Friday they appeared before the council chamber, which granted the release under conditions of CEO Van Rillaer and without conditions of the two others. However, the labor prosecutor appealed against the release of Van Rillaer and de Bruin on Monday, requiring the two to appear before the indictment chamber within two weeks and remain in jail until then. Depot manager Jimmy A. was allowed to leave the cell on Monday.
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The investigating judge released the two on Wednesday under conditions, it is unclear what conditions are involved. The investigating judge made the decision himself, he believes that the necessary investigative data has now been made available by the company, so that the arrest of the two is no longer necessary. The two sealed depots in Wommelgem and Willebroek were also released on Wednesday.
In the meantime, the investigation into the malpractice at PostNL is being continued. The board members are being prosecuted for human trafficking, prohibited posting, undeclared work and leading a criminal organization. PostNL would impose such conditions on subcontractors, so that subcontractors cannot do otherwise than break the law to have their packages delivered.
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