More details about research into fatal collision Fabian (11): Agent drove without flashing lights and siren and gets ankle band (Brussels)

Julien Moinil addressed the collected press on Wednesday morning, assisted by Kathleen Stinckens, chairwoman of the P. Committee The Brussels attorney gave more explanation about the arrest of one of the police people involved and also announced that an investigation was opened to the seller and the Chinese brand of the step with which the 11-year-old boy drove around.

« I want to thank the committee P, » Moinil got off. « Work has been done day and night to shed light on this case, which ravages the entire country. I can confirm that the driver of the police car concerned has since been arrested under the modality of an ankle band. He was suspected of malicious obstacle of traffic resulting in death, which can be punished by 20 to 30 years in prison.

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Moinil emphasized that the policeman did not intend to kill the young Fabian Ormanji, but did mean that the agent would have lied afterwards. « An investigating judge has been appointed because there were contradictions between the statements of the police officers and the material findings. That led to searches and the seizures of their mobile phones, which will be investigated. »

According to the head of the Brussels public prosecutor, Fabian was pursued solely because he rode on a scooter. « There was no question of drugs or theft. Unlike the explanations of the police officers, their flashing light was not engaged. Their siren was also not on. According to the traffic expert, they at a speed of more than 40 kilometers per hour, in a park that is not accessible for cars and where mainly pedestrians and cyclists are located. »

Exactly how Fabian ended up under the wheels of the police vehicle is still being investigated. « It is certain that the vehicle has driven his head, » says Moinil. « Whether the boy was first hit or fell himself, that still needs to be cleared. In the meantime, it is also being investigated whether the police can drive in the park and whether the police are trained to perform this type of pursuits. »

In the meantime, the Brussels public prosecutor has also opened an investigation into the seller and the brand of the Chinese step with which Fabian was driving around. « We want to check whether those steps are in accordance with Belgian and European laws. Such means of transport are very popular, but also dangerous. There are dozens of accidents, sometimes with serious injuries or dead as a result. On Tuesday, the public prosecutor’s office together with the economic inspection was abandoned by the seller of the scooter in Brussels, with a small amount of drug. »

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The case was sealed at the request of the public prosecutor. « The manager only turned out to have a reference address and a fictional seat was founded in Wemmel. »

Leak

The attorney also returned to the investigation that was opened in response to the press leak in which the initial report of the accident with Fabian in the media, including at RTBF, was published. « I can’t accept this, » it sounded fierce. « Also in this case I called in the Committee P and it immediately became clear that there were dozens of unauthorized inspections in that PV, where confidential data is. It is not possible that the family has to read this while they bury their son abroad. This press leak is a lack of integrity among the police. »

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Finally, Moinil expressed his support to the police. « This drama should not be the process of the Brussels police as a whole, » he said. « All police officers protect us. They take risks for their own safety in a dangerous and difficult climate, in which they are shot at. Those people also have a family and children. The police must be able to chase and arrest criminals. Justice must ensure that the rules must be complied with and abuse. »