Belgium: Thousands Protest Alleged Police Violence in Brussels
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Belgium: Thousands protest alleged police violence in Brussels
Large crowds gathered in Brussels on 8 June to condemn what protesters described as excessive police force during recent demonstrations. The dispute is rooted in planned spending cuts affecting French-speaking education in Belgium
Video. Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Brussels on 8 June to denounce what they consider an excessive use of force by the police in a movement also linked to budget cuts in French-language education.
Guillaume Lys, a lawyer at the Brussels bar, deciphers the videos of police interventions during the demonstration of the world of education. ...
Another demonstration is underway in Brussels. Those present are reacting to the alleged police violence at previous demonstrations and the announced...
Brussels police chief Michel Goovaerts defends the police action during Thursday's escalated education protest. During the incidents, the police made approximately 30 judicial arrests, including a 13-year-old boy carrying a jerrycan of gasoline. This is reported by VRT NWS. Meanwhile, activist groups are calling for another peaceful protest today against the police approach.
Did the police crack down too hard on the youths during Thursday's escalated demonstration against cuts to French-language education? Brussels police chief Michel Goovaerts emphasizes that the police did have to intervene when fires were started and a local shop was looted. "Rioters hijacked the demonstration."
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