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Lawyer Alex Buelens is locking himself in for 24 hours in the new prison of Antwerp, De Kade, to observe the detention possibilities and reintegration conditions from the inside and thus stimulate a broader debate about the humanity of detention and the conditions for detainees. #Justice #Prison #DignitéHumaine (translated)

The Dutch drug lord Jos Leijdekkers, nicknamed Bolle Jos, is a convicted criminal of 35 years who lives in Sierra Leone and has been sentenced to 103 years in prison in the Netherlands and Belgium, while he is suspected of building a cocaine empire connecting Latin America with the ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam. #Cocaïne #TraficDrogue #SierraLeone (translated)

Frank Peeters wrote that the attack on Filip Dewinter in Antwerp and the chaos and destruction in Antwerp and Brussels during the so-called student protests indicated, in his opinion, a turning point. He stated that the government no longer had control over the situation and that a total civil war had become possible in Belgium, just like in other Western European countries. Peeters wrote that EU migration policy had made this possible and called for a departure from the EU. #exitEU #Antwerpen #burgeroorlog #EU (translated)

Denkewel commemorated the Fall of Antwerp in 1914. He wrote that the Schlieffen Plan became bogged down, after which the British expeditionary force and Antwerp came into view. Heavy artillery, including the Dicke Bertha, forced the Belgians into a strategic retreat, according to him. https://t.co/Js8wFhTTfH #ValVanAntwerpen #geschiedenis #België (translated)

An internal memo from the Antwerp police calls on members to make maximum use of administrative arrests against known nuisance offenders, which seriously concerns the trade unions and prompts them to request clarification, with the threat of a strike. #Anvers #Police #Syndicats (translated)

The author argued that only a hard approach would pay off and wrote that the Vlaams Belang had cleared the way for a zero-tolerance policy in Antwerp. According to the author, a stricter policy was long overdue, as the situation had been allowed to escalate too much, and it was time for law and order. https://t.co/w1xoepfr1r #Antwerpen #recht #orde #BE (translated)

The author reported that Antwerp hosted a commemoration of the October 7, 2023 massacre, which they described as a genocidal jihadist attack and the largest mass killing of Jews since the Holocaust. They also praised Raz Shifer’s testimony, identifying him as a survivor of the Nova massacre and calling his account brave, emotional and powerful. https://t.co/nSjN04yazE #Antwerp #Holocaust #NeverAgain #IL

The author wrote that the Antwerp police wanted to deploy 1000 officers on New Year's Eve to deter rioters with 'Operation Nemesis'. According to the author, the name referred to the Greek goddess of righteous vengeance. The author described the approach as 'controlled intimidation' and wrote that Vlaams Belang had been asking for this for years. The message ended with the unfinished words: "Let's show who." #Antwerpen #Oudejaar #Veiligheid #BE #GR (translated)