Brussels: Europe and the Arabs - Holland: Noureddine El Amrani
The Dutch authorities agreed to hand over four Dutch nationals to the Belgian justice, after the latter demanded to face charges related to the attempted kidnapping of the Belgian Minister of Justice. The security services responded to the Belgian request, and it is expected that the extradition will take place after ten days
The accused were arrested at the end of last September in the cities of The Hague and Leidschendam. . According to media reports, the Belgian police had found a car with weapons near the minister's residence. The suspects may have intended to use them in their crime, but they fled before the execution
And it was decided to tighten security around the residence of the Belgian Minister of Justice, Vincent van Queckenborn, after the Federal Prosecutor's Office announced that the minister had received a threat at his address. Meanwhile, three suspects have already been arrested and the Belgian minister commented, "We will never give in to violence."
The Public Prosecutor's Office immediately launched an investigation and the necessary measures were taken and the Minister was placed under strict security measures. He will not participate in any scheduled activities for the next few days.
According to the public prosecutor, three people were arrested in the Netherlands as part of the investigation. The Dutch public prosecutor wrote on Twitter: "Three Dutch nationals (20, 29 and 48 years old) were arrested in The Hague / Leidschendam at the request of Belgium, which also requested their extradition.
According to our information, the threat came from the international drug environment. According to what was published by local newspapers in Brussels, which also quoted the minister’s comment on these developments, stating that the threat to him personally as Minister of Justice, but his wife and children are not their fault, but they must bear the consequences, adding that what happened strengthens my conviction that we must continue the fight. Criminals feel trapped. This feeling is true. Because we will continue to fight organized crime, with more manpower and resources than before. "He noted that the threats faced by the policemen every day, as well as the judiciary and others, but this is their destiny because they perform their national duty and they are all heroes in their democratic constitutional state."