About 70 disciplinary penalties every year for officers after alcohol or drug use

Between January 2017 and July 2022, the police handed out 380 disciplinary sentences to employees, or an average of more than one disciplinary sentence per week. This is evident from figures that MP Eva Platteau (Groen) requested from Minister of the Interior Annelies Verlinden (CD&V), Knack reports today. The most common sanction is a reprimand (128) followed by a withholding of wages (127).

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