Federal Police now confirms existence from internal report to aviation police « that does not seem to be in accordance with guidelines »
On Saturday, the federal police « with strength » denied that border controls at Brussels Airport are relaxed. « The checks are continued with attention to travelers and continued in a professional manner, » emphasized the press service of the federal police.
Vlaams Belang reported on Friday evening that the director of the Aviation Police at Brussels Airport would have given an order to relax border controls. The party referred to « internal communication » to the staff. Joery Dehaes, trade union secretary of ACV Police, confirmed that on Saturday morning.
Dehaes and Vlaams Belang referred to Article 9 of the Schengen Convention. Border inspectors would, according to the party, « systematically and preventively be obliged to apply Article 9 of the Schengen border code ».
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« This article allows temporary border controls to e -relax temporary and unforeseen circumstances, but is being abused here as a structural policy instrument, » it sounds. In a message to the staff, the manager would ask to apply that article, whether or not preventively if necessary.
According to the federal police, this memorandum is « nor from the director, nor from management ».
Sunday
But on Sunday, the federal police suddenly confirmed the existence of an internal message to the aviation police « that does not seem to be in accordance with the applicable guidelines that were recently reminded by the top of the federal police in preparation for the summer period. » The federal police report this on Sunday evening in a press release.
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« The federal police will open an investigation, in function of which measures can be taken. The federal police also confirm that the official border control measures remain in force to guarantee the smoothness and safety. »
The federal police will also open an investigation, in function of which measures can be taken. The federal police also confirm that the official border control measures remain in force to guarantee smoothness and safety.
Notice of strike
The ACV and NSPV police unions announced on Saturday evening that they are submitting a strike notice for Brussels Airport airport. They do not pick the passport controls in Zaventem are relaxed. Whether that strike notice still remains strength is not clear on Sunday evening.
Bernard Quintin (MR), Minister of the Interior (MR), also responded to the Heisa and drew up the police to correctly carry out border controls at Zaventem airport.
