According to Vlaams Belang, no 40 extra police officers are recruited, but it is mainly about support staff. Ruth Vandenberghe, Mayor Kortrijk: “I don’t think Mr. Vermeersch has the pretension that he knows better than the police they need? At least I don’t. Let’s trust that the chief of police knows what he is doing.”
For green, the emphasis must be on prevention instead of repression. The opposition party finds the multi -year plan incoherent. Miet Callens, Groen (opposition): “It seems as if the plan consists of many small projects. They say that too, but I see little vision. There is not one big vision of: we are moving forward with Kortrijk.”