2024-01-11 14:48:00
Moor’s firm opposed bailiff seizures in 2023. However, according to lawyer Marie Doutrepont (Progress Lawyers Network), the seizure judge considered that “since the Belgian state is not willing to pay voluntarily (the fines, nvdr)”, there is also no abuse in the seizure of property.
“The Belgian state has already been condemned more than 9,000 times by the labor court because of this situation. Despite the constant efforts of lawyers to safeguard their rights, these convictions are unfortunately not respected,” declared Mr. Doutrepont . “The labor court imposed fines to force the State to comply with the convictions, but even these fines remain unpaid,” declared the lawyer, known for having notably defended the activists of the former Wetstraat squat.
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The decision of the seizure judge means that furniture which is not necessary for the continuity of the administration and the functioning of the firm will be sold publicly on January 12, through an online sale. On Thursday, a freezer and an old coffee machine were already seized by the bailiff.
“The fact that the government persists in ignoring the principle of the rule of law and chooses to confiscate the furniture of a ministerial office instead of complying with a court decision is unprecedented and very worrying,” he said. he declared. Meanwhile, asylum seekers continue to shiver in the freezing nights of Brussels,” concludes Mr. Doutrepont.
“In fact, a bailiff went to the site this morning and seized a freezer and a coffee machine to sell them publicly,” Secretary of State Nicole de Moor told the Belga news agency. “I continue to look with this government for reception places for asylum seekers. We have made enormous efforts this legislature and today we have 37,500 places, including 2,000 temporary, in reception centers for the homeless. Brussels shelter. Everyone has already seen that we are continuing our efforts in this area and that we are now also working with the youth sector to accommodate people. On our own, we still do not have enough places, but these legal proceedings or these seizures do not bring us one millimeter closer to a sufficient number of shelters. On the contrary, they cost more than they bring in.”
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