2023-12-27 12:20:00
An investigation is opened once morest a violent police officer. According to initial information, the officer who was not on duty hit a man in the face in a bar in Bertrix. A fight that might cost a police officer his job.
In the images, we can see a discussion between four men. Then the situation escalates. An individual attacks another, black, sitting at the bar. Shots several times. The alleged perpetrator is a police officer from the local area. For a reason that remains to be determined, in civilian clothes that evening, he wanted to carry out an identity check which went wrong. “The images are shocking, it’s unacceptable. I don’t know what happened before and following. I’m waiting for the information and a precise report”declared the mayor of Bertrix, Mathieu Rossignol.
“Seeing the images, a priori, there is a problem. The beatings are not justified. This goes beyond the legal context, but we must respect the presumption of innocence”indicates Vincent Léonard, the commander of the Semois and Lesse zone.
The police officer is around fifty years old. Agent in the local area for 20 years. Now suspended, he is the subject of disciplinary proceedings. It may lead to permanent dismissal. The victim filed a complaint in another area.
The victim claims that racist remarks were made towards him. The investigation will have to determine the exact circumstances of the altercation. The police officer denies the racist act. Did alcohol consumption play a role in this attack? The investigation will have to clarify this.
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