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In 2013, seven new gangs formed in Brussels, bringing the total number of gangs in the city up to 36. The gangs recruited 140 new members altogether.
In 2013 there were 1,074 cases of aggression on Belgian trains during which inspectors were verbally or physically attacked. This is a decrease of 15 percent compared to two years ago.
Jan Peumans, the speaker of the Flemish Parliament, made a public apology yesterday on behalf of “the whole of Flemish society” to past and future victims of child sexual abuse.
Starting this summer, judges will have the power to take away the driving license of parents who fail to pay alimony for their children. Repossession of goods is also possible.
A Belgian court has ruled that Michelle Martin, the ex-wife and accomplice of Belgian child killer Marc Dutroux, will be allowed to travel abroad to find a new home.
Belgium will hire 50 extra specialists and allocate €10 million to the fight against cybercrime.
Police said they were investigating, but so far they have no leads other than blood stains left behind by one of the men when he apparently injured himself on broken glass.
Belgium’s Customs and Federal Public Service (FPS) Finance bureau have launched a major operation in an effort to curb the sale of counterfeit products.
The Justice Palace in Brussels was evacuated yesterday morning around 09.30 after a bomb threat. Police found nothing and the building was opened again before midday.
