Brussels Government Approves Bill on French-Speaking Public Prosecutor: Exploring the Justification and Impact

2023-10-28 12:06:06

According to Free, the government finally decided on Friday, by approving a preliminary bill, to justify why the Brussels public prosecutor’s office – the most important in the country – must be managed by a French-speaker. “We are resuming the system annulled by the Constitutional Court – a French-speaking public prosecutor and a Dutch-speaking deputy – by adding a more detailed justification. The government noting that it is only the irrelevant nature of the justification for the difference in treatment (between French-speaking and Dutch-speaking magistrates, Editor’s note) which (…) led the Court to annul the provision“, indicates for its part The evening, who was also able to consult the text approved on Friday. According to this daily, the government just needs to reinstate the canceled article by better explaining its reason for existence and justifying the difference it creates between French-speaking and Dutch-speaking magistrates.

The bill must still be submitted to the Council of State and undergo a second reading in the government, before being submitted to the Chamber. The question also arises for the Brussels labor auditor, whose mandate ended on April 15, while the current acting King’s Prosecutor, the Dutch-speaking Tim De Wolf, will retire in April at the latest. 2024.

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