Several teams from the Lanaken-Maasmechelen police zone chased a 16-year-old on a scooter on Friday evening as he was driving without a valid driver’s license. The youngster was eventually intercepted by four police officers. The muscular arrest was filmed by other young people. The teenager’s father filed a complaint following viewing the footage, and a police officer was temporarily suspended from duty. The Carma zone police will investigate the case to deal with it in “complete independence and objectivity.” The mayor of Maasmechelen, Raf Terwingen, questioned by The Importance Of Limburg, indicates that the teenager was already known to the police for his “provocative” driving. He was driving a moped with a falsified license plate and without insurance. He also had a machete in his possession.
On Friday evening, several teams from the Lanaken-Maasmechelen police zone chased a 16-year-old on a scooter. He was driving without a valid driver’s license. The youngster was eventually intercepted by four police officers.
The filmed arrest
The muscular arrest was filmed by other young people. The teenager’s father filed a complaint following viewing the footage and a police officer was temporarily suspended from duty.
The Carma zone police will investigate this case in order to deal with the file in “complete independence and objectivity”.
“A machete”
The mayor of Maasmechelen, Raf Terwingen (CD&V), questioned by The Importance Of Limburg, indicates that the teenager was already known to the police for his “provocative” driving: “He was driving a moped on which was fixed a falsified license plate and which was not insured. He also had a machete in his possession.
2023-04-16 05:58:50
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