Minister Quintin understands impatience for answers after deadly collision in Park in Ganshoren, but wants to wait for the Committee P.
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Minister of the Interior Bernard Quintin (MR) asked the police to make a « thorough analysis » of the way in which she deals with pursuing weak road users in urban areas. He said that on Thursday evening in the Chamber after the police pursuit in a park in Ganshoren who cost the lives of a 11-year-old boy on Monday evening. At the same time, Quintin called on to keep a cool head: « The research of the Commité P will bring full clarity ».
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The 11-year-old Fabian rode with an electric scooter and died when a police car was chasing him and joined the Elizabeth Park. The Committee P, which checks the police, is investigating the incident. Minister of the Interior Quintin met the affected family on Thursday morning and expressed his condolences in the name of the government.
Quintin received questions about the issue in the plenary meeting of the Chamber on Thursday evening. Various MPs insisted on clarity and measures. Open VLD politician Paul Vandigchelt said that we should not let ourselves be guided too much by emotions. “It is easy to point their finger at the agents. But they have to be in the Heat of the moment Make difficult decisions every day. » It is up to the Committee P to find out, the Liberal Politician also referred to the initiatives of Quintin, Annelies Verlinden (CD&V).
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No cars in the park
Funda ORU of Vooruit also emphasized that the coalition agreement states that police officers must be trained for interventions with children. « When will this training start? » She asked Minister Quintin. Dennis Ducarme from MR then again asked the minister to take concrete steps. « Make a broad circular or a ministerial circular to better frame those police force, » he said.
The Brussels politician Tinne van der Straeten (Groen), who lives in Brussels, said that she did not doubt the intentions of Minister Quintin to create clarity in the case. « But you are a Brussels resident. You know the field very well. I understand that we cannot draw premature conclusions. But I don’t understand that cars are driving in the park. It is not the first time at low speed and not at high speed. Enter into conversation with the local mayors and police zones and ensure that cars are no longer allowed to drive in the park. »
Child test
But the MR minister does not want to comment on the details of the drama for the time being. « Of course the death of a child of eleven years is a shock for everyone. This is terrible. We all share this unspeakable suffering, » he said. « But I don’t want to go into the details of the drama here. I understand impatience to get answers immediately. You must know that I feel the same need to understand what happened. But we have to keep our heads cool. Emotion alone will not help us. » Quintin insisted to wait for the investigation of the P.
The minister has already asked the police to « thoroughly analyze » how she deals with pursuations of two -wheelers and other weaker road users in urban areas, he said. The conclusions of this « become essential to avoid that these types of incidents repeat themselves ».
In addition, a vision text is ready for the introduction of a ‘child test’, an adjusted procedure for contact between police officers and minors. « We are working together on a usable frame of reference for police officers in their dealings with minors. This framework will be rolled out this year, » promised Minister Quintin.
