2023-10-19 20:08:05
“It’s very easy to judge the facts by looking in the rearview mirror knowing what happened.“, answers Frédéric Van Leeuw. What do we think of the profile of Abdessalem Lassoued and his career, detailed since Monday evening? “The profile of this person, unfortunately, was not a profile that was of interest and which would, even now, have attracted the attention of the security services“, estimates the Federal Prosecutor, “because there are hundreds who have the same profile and not all of them commit an attack“, he continues.
Regarding Abdessalem Lassoued, the Federal Prosecutor explains that “he didn’t do much for years and that’s why he didn’t get any attention“. Now that he has taken action, “we have to find what was the trigger“, explique Frédéric Van Leeuw.
Since the attacks of 2016, the Prosecutor considers that “there has been a lot of progress“, particularly in terms of information exchange.
Incidentally, the Federal Prosecutor also highlights the work of investigators in matters of terrorism. “We no longer find people who want to work in anti-terrorism because every time, we come upon them, we pillory them“, summarizes Frédéric Van Leeuw, emphasizing the courage of these investigators”who are trying to move forward with their investigations“.
Since Wednesday, some have also wondered why the police did not intervene to arrest Abdessalem Lassoued when they spotted him Monday evening, shortly following the attack. Frédéric Van Leeuw returns to the remarks of the Minister of the Interior. “I think what the minister meant was that it was very dangerous for the police to intervene“, explains the Federal Prosecutor. “If the police were in danger, it is a decision that I fully support“, declares Frédéric Van Leeuw. The terrorist was in fact armed with a weapon of war, which is why caution was also required when it was considered entering his building. “A Kalashnikov bullet can go up to three floors above“, explains the Federal Prosecutor.
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