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Theo Francken's Anti-Drones Plan: Open Judicial Information
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The Brussels Public Prosecutor's Office has opened judicial information on this €50 million acquisition programme. ...
The Brussels Public Prosecutor's Office is launching an investigation into the purchase of drones and anti-drone weapons by the Ministry of Defence to determine whether legal regulations have been violated. This is reported by De Standaard and confirmed by the Public Prosecutor's Office. The investigation follows the Pano report on drones. Minister of Defence Theo Francken (N-VA) has expressed satisfaction.
Belgian Defence Minister Theo Francken is under fire for the purchase of expensive anti-drone equipment, while there is no evidence that hostile drones flew over Belgium, reports the Flemish investigative program Pano. He is also alleged to have mistaken a police helicopter for a drone.
The Brussels public prosecutor's office will investigate whether crimes were committed in connection with the army's accelerated drone purchases. The prosecutor's office confirmed this following a report by De Standaard. In the meantime, Minister Theo Francken has also ordered an internal audit.
Defence Buys Anti-Drones Weapons: the Brussels Public Prosecutor's Office Opens Judicial Information
BELGA Judicial information is open to X of the head of the public auction and public corruption, announced Friday the Brussels Public Prosecutor's Office following the broadcast of a report on the anti-drones plan of the Minister of Defence, Theo Francken. The investigation is entrusted to the Central Office for the Suppression of Corruption (OCRC). Mr Franken welcomed the decision. "In this way, any suspicion of bias in the proceedings can be d…
The defence anti-drones systems purchased at the end of 2025 for 50 million euros are at the heart of an investigation into the...
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