US EditionBelgium is basically a narco-state, top Antwerp judge warns
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»I myself spent four months in a shelter«: a high-ranking judge from Antwerp wrote a dramatic letter, which causes international horror. He warns of a collapse of the rule of law.
Belgian Judge Warns Country Is Turning Into a ‘Narco-State’
A Belgian investigating judge has issued a stark warning that Belgium is “becoming a narco-state,” calling on the government to take urgent action to combat the growing influence of organised crime. In an open letter published on the website of the Courts and Tribunals of Belgium, the anonymous judge—who serves in Antwerp, a major entry point for cocaine into Europe—writes that extensive mafia structures have taken hold, becoming a parallel for…
In an alarming letter, the magistrate describes a situation that exceeds "classic crime" and weighs on the judiciary.
The number of violent incidents related to drugs is increasing.
An anonymous Antwerp magistrate sounds the alarm in an open letter published this Monday 27 October. ...
The alarm sounded first in Antwerp, whose gigantic port long ago became one of the main cocaine entries in Europe. Then it spread to Brussels, where for more than a year, news of shootings in the street for alleged adjustments of accounts between drug gangs has become almost another routine of the Belgian capital. The country’s judges now see what various voices have been warning for a while: drug trafficking networks are so widespread in Belgiu…
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