Maggie De Block: The port through shadowy intermediaries is immediately at my appointment closed

The federal government wants a civil party in the investigation of Mechels councillor Melikan Kucam. The N-VA would have to pay by refugees through our country to Europe wanted to come. From the government swells in the meantime, the criticism on the policy surrounding humanitarian visas, such as that by ex-secretary of state for Asylum and Migration Theo Francken was conducted. Especially the system of intermediaries raises questions. Franckens successor, Maggie De Block (Open Vld), reports that resettlement was only possible through reliable organizations. “The port through shadowy intermediaries is immediately at my appointment closed”, it sounds.

The decision of The Block comes after the ‘Pano’report yesterday, which revealed that brokers high amounts asked people to their relatives or acquaintances on a visa to help. the

The matter seems to be mainly around Mechels councillor Melikan Kucam (N-VA), who worked as a kind of intermediary for the cabinet of the former secretary of state Francken. Kucam would Eastern christians to the humanitarian visa would have helped, in exchange for big money. The man will appear today before the examining judge in Antwerp. The N-VA has him after the publication of the news immediately in all its functions suspended. the

The public prosecutor's office emphasizes that there is no evidence that Francken or someone from his cabinet to the abuse involved.

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The government is upset by the news. According to CD&V deputy prime minister Kris Peeters is the story “if a bomb smashed”. “The former secretary of state decided, in all autonomy over the granting of humanitarian visas. He was there as well”, emphasized that the CD&V'er. Peeters calls the affair “very very serious”, but no one wants to accuse “without knowledge”.

Open Vld deputy prime minister Alexander De Croo let us know that he is in doubt or the system of intermediaries, however, is legal. the

Premier Michel: “Very serious offences”

The federal government investigates whether they are a civil party in the case. She has a lawyer under the arm taken. Prime minister Charles Michel (MR), speaks of “very serious and shocking facts”, if they are proven would be.

The federal team also wants an administrative investigation of how the humanitarian visa are delivered. It was mainly about the way in which individual cases are assessed, and the criteria therefor have been complied with, by the various services. “There needs to be clarity on this matter,” says Michel.