Agents shake out illegals

The victims were threatened and had to their meagre belongings such as money or mobile phones. At least four agents are arrested yesterday morning on suspicion of robbery with violence and extortion.

"Bad apples", "the lowest of the lowest." The comment of the Antwerp agents on the arrest of their colleagues was not tender. Agents who are supposed to protect the weak, have their function and even their weapon abused to undocumented people to Rob. About how many victims it comes, is still a mystery. The victims had never complained.

A fellow agent: "sense. A is illegal but for one thing: the country afraid to be expelled. Such a person will never go to the police steps to a complaint for theft. And certainly not if the theft is committed by an agent. The impotence of such illegal exploitation is really shameful. "

According to the news journal agents concerned internally known as "the robbers gang of Mega Toby and Saiyid '. They would have taken to systematically illegal aliens leaving Sinksen foor site to track East, where they had to give their money and drugs. Who didn't, got a thrashing.

"If these facts are proved, then it certainly is a black page in the history of our corps."

Mayor Bart De Wever

Both Mayor Bart De Wever as police chief Serge Muyters spoke yesterday of "very serious." "If these facts are proved, then it certainly is a black page in the history of our Corps," said Weaver.

The Antwerp court takes into account that robbing illegal immigrants for months, even years is underway. The arrested officers worked for years in the district office of the Commercial Street in Antwerp North. That is a stopping place for illegal immigrants. Only after the men were transferred in early 2015 to the central intervention service, received Internal Oversight air of robbing illegal immigrants. Silently half a year ago launched a judicial investigation, including by tapping phones of agents. At least four policemen are headed this morning before the investigating judge who decides whether they remain detained longer.

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