LOOK. What do you need to know about the ‘pee incident’ at Van Quickenborne?
Van Quickenborne is under fire because some of his friends allegedly urinated on a police vehicle several times during his birthday party in mid-August at his home. The combi was parked on the street as part of the security of the minister, who was under heavy threat from the drug environment last year.
The perception that has now arisen is that the minister and his entourage have no respect for the police
Police unions ACV and NSPV already reacted dissatisfied, VSOA joins them on Tuesday. The union calls the fuss that has arisen “unworthy of a minister”. “Of course we wish him the best birthday party, he can invite friends and family and party until the early hours. But as the competent minister for the police, he has a responsibility and an exemplary role, even when he’s partying, even when he’s drunk, even when he’s at home,” it says in a press release.
The union speaks of “contempt for the police” and a “form of arrogance that is intolerable”. As a result, trust has been “possibly irreparably damaged”. “We can no longer look this minister straight in the eye and as the largest trade union we expect a clear signal, at least an attempt to restore confidence to some extent. (…) “The perception that has now arisen is that the minister and his entourage have no respect for the police.”