2023-09-01 14:30:22
The speech of the Attorney General of Brussels is often an opportunity to formulate new proposals for change. This year, he is throwing a stone into the pond: all criminal cases should be subject to an assessment by the “weighting committee”. Article reserved for subscribers By Guillaume Derclaye Published on 09/1/2023 at 16:30 Reading time: 4 min
After several weeks of relative calm, the courts and tribunals of the country are preparing to regain their cruising speed. This Friday, September 1 marks the start of the new judicial year, which is accompanied by the usual mercuriales, these speeches prepared by the highest magistrates in the country. They are, on many occasions, used to convey a message to the country’s politicians. In his back-to-school speech, the Attorney General of Brussels, Johan Delmulle, is no exception to the rule. After having listed some statistics relating to the activity of the largest prosecutor’s office in the country, the magistrate took stock of the weighting commission. The latter was created in 2021, in response to the reduced investigative capacities of the Federal Judicial Police (PJF) in Brussels. Its objective: to sort the “Ecofin” files (all cases relating to economic or financial crime, such as corruption, money laundering or tax evasion) according to their degree of priority.
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