Unprecedented protest: Belgian prosecutors reject pension reforms

In Belgium, there is a lot of opposition to reform plans by the De Wever government. Magistrates are now opting for far-reaching action that may lead to even fuller prisons.

Unprecedented protest: Belgian prosecutors reject pension reforms

Belgium's public prosecutors have launched an unprecedented protest against the federal government's proposed pension reforms. The action took...

11:34 Now that the prosecutor's office is calling on all convicts to present themselves to prison anyway, the unions fear 'a drama' for the overcrowded prisons. Nevertheless, the magistracy continues with...

Because the government wants to cut their pensions with the Easter agreement, the judiciary of our country is taking a drastic and unprecedented measure. All four thousand convicted criminals on the waiting list of the overcrowded prisons are now being sent to jail in one go. “A bomb on the prison system”, is what is being said in the corridors.