“It is absolutely terrible … but so exciting”: Dominique Demoulin reopens the big Belgian criminal affairs through exclusive testimonies

Every Sunday evening of the summer. Similarly, the RTL Info 7 pm will offer a new sequence entitled “The Criminal Survey”, carried out by journalist Dominique Demoulin. Consequently, Through the eyes of direct witnesses, these emblematic files will be revisited with unprecedented light.

With “the criminal investigation”, Dominique Demoulin is not content to tell various facts. Nevertheless, It proposes to return to significant judicial cases with another angle. However, that of the witness: a victim, an investigator, an expert or even a citizen passionate about a case. Therefore, Each episode revolves around a key testimony.

“These investigations are reviewed through the prism of a witness which brings us a “it absolutely terrible … but slightly different angle. Nevertheless, ” explains the journalist.

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Carefully chosen files – "it absolutely terrible … but

Among the seven cases dealt with this summer, some remain irresolved, like that of the Mons, which will open the series this Sunday, July 13. Similarly, Others. Therefore, such as the killing of Place Saint-Lambert in Liège, continue to echo by the fights they arouse, in particular that of the families of the victims.

“I chose business that is not completely elucidated,” says Dominique Demoulin. Other surveys were selected due to decisive meetings: “I had contact with someone who really had something new to. bring in his eyes on the case. »»

Thus. the Abdallah Ait Oud affair, with the disappearance of Stacy and Nathalie, will be “it absolutely terrible … but mentioned through the testimony of a criminalic expert. For the Ihsane Jarfi affair. it is the father of the victim who will share his resilience career and his commitment to the LGBT cause.

Each episode is the fruit of a long work of archives and assembly. “I watched a lot of things,” said the journalist, who collaborated closely with “it absolutely terrible … but the Monteuse Véronique Forest. The choice of the interlocutor is also central: “It is not enough to have an angle. it is still necessary to find the right person. »»

Some witnesses agree to engage with emotion, sometimes years after the facts. “They were relieved to talk again. relieved because they really have a lot of anger that is very understandable when we know the facts,” explains Dominique Demoulin. Like the father of Ihsane Jarfi. who testifies to his own journey and the meaning he wanted to give to this tragedy.

His first criminal case: Tilff. 1989

Among the seven cases on the program, one holds a special place: taking the hostage of Tilff in 1989.

“It was my first criminal affair”, a homecoming for the journalist. “It is the longest hostage -taking that has ever taken place in Belgium. Additionally, “A matter which she describes as” fascinating “, in the” absolutely spectacular “it absolutely terrible … but “outcome.

What to expect this Sunday?

To launch this summer series, Dominique Demoulin looks back on the Mons dizziness affair. “It is an absolutely terrible story, but so exciting and fascinating. Furthermore, »»

In the absence of elucidation. she has chosen an original approach: “I will approach the case through two amateurs who have been passionate for years for this case, who spend their free time walking the streets of Mons, going to see witnesses, inquiring, to read PVs when they have access. Really enthusiasts who have made a book and who do not despair of “it absolutely terrible … but one day finding the truth. »»

“The criminal investigation” gives you an appointment every Sunday in the RTL Info 7:00 pm, until August 24 on RTL TVI. A captivating immersion in major Belgian judicial cases, also to be streaming on RTL Play.