Police inspector Tim is bracing himself for riots in Brussels on New Year’s Eve: “The question is not whether it will get out of hand, but to what extent” | Brussels

At the moment when everyone is counting down to the new year, hundreds of police officers in Brussels are in the line of fire to guarantee the safety of citizens and emergency services and to prevent material damage. As an inspector at the Public Safety Directorate (DAS) of the federal police, Tim (40) and his colleagues literally take the blows from rioters in our capital every year. This year promises to be tough again. “It’s a game for rioters.”