Ongoing searches in the Walloon parliament

Accompanied by an investigating judge, agents of the federal judicial police pushed the doors of the regional parliament this Thursday morning. It is in particular a question for justice to ensure the legality of the attribution of several public contracts validated by the former clerk.

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By Xavier Counasse, Eric Deffet and Joël Matriche

Published on 9/03/2023 at 08:42
Reading time: 3 mins

En January, an examining magistrate from Namur was appointed to investigate possible irregularities committed in the management of the regional parliament. Accompanied by federal police, the judge went there on Thursday morning to conduct a search. Information confirmed at Evening by the president of the assembly, André Frédéric (PS), and by the Namur public prosecutor’s office, without any other form of comment at this stage.

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