Homes in Aalter: Verlinden Denies Any Desire to Stifle the Folder

The Minister of Justice, Annelies Verlinden, denied Wednesday in the House any wish to stifle the file relating to the refusal of residences in Aalter, commune of her co-religionary Pieter De Crem (CD&V). She provided explanations to MPs' questions, without however convincing the opposition who already wants to hold hearings or even an audit of her cabinet when she was in the Department of the Interior. ...

Annelies Verlinden, former Minister of the Interior (CD&V), is under pressure after the revelation of discriminatory practices against foreigners in the municipality of Aalter, headed by Pieter De Crem, a member of his party. Although she denies prior knowledge and enjoys the support of the CD&V, the question of his political responsibility remains open.