The 9 members of a Moroccan family, prosecuted for cocaine trafficking and money laundering, are still in pre-trial detention awaiting the final verdict of the Antwerp court. Meanwhile, the Belgian judicial authorities have requested the seizure of all their real estate assets in Morocco.
A suspicious envelope containing a white powder was received on Thursday at the Moroccan Consulate in Antwerp. Eight people remained confined inside the building.
The leaders of two mosques in Antwerp have filed a complaint against Tom Van Grieken and his party Vlaams Belang for incitement to hatred and discrimination. The origin of this complaint is the publication of a video showing Muslims in single file in front of a mosque on the day of Eid Al-Adha in these Covid-19 times.
Many shisha bar managers in Antwerp are opposed to the ban on individual and collective use of shisha (water pipes) in public places. This measure, which came into effect on Saturday, July 25, 2020, aims to curb the worrying spread of the coronavirus in this province.
Mo El K., a friend of the daughter of millionaire Tony Gram imprisoned for attempted murder of her twin babies, liquidated the villa of the latter located in Schoten, in the province of Antwerp and treats himself to luxury with the gains. He will appear before the criminal court in September.
Rahma B., a 32-year-old woman returning from Syria, was sentenced on Friday, June 26, 2020, to five years in prison and a fine of 8,000 euros for her participation in the activities of a terrorist group. The Antwerp Criminal Court also pronounced the deprivation of her Belgian nationality.
Three former Antwerp police officers were fined and sentenced to prison terms of up to forty months suspended for violent theft and racism. This is the verdict handed down by the criminal court.
Aya Talhi, 12, and Aya El Ouakili, 13, were found in less than 24 hours after their disappearance. And this, thanks to a passer-by.
The Antwerp justice system has, for the first time, released images of the grenade attacks that occurred on December 19, as part of the "Faroek" program on the VTM channel.
Repatriated from Turkey on Friday, November 29, Fatima B., a former Islamic State fighter, was interrogated the next day for six hours by the federal judicial police in Antwerp .
Following a grenade attack targeting a Moroccan family in Belgium, an investigating judge would like to have the emergency records in order to further the ongoing investigation.
Two women from the city of Antwerp have managed to escape from the Al-Hol camp in Syria.