“Let’s be clear, what we are currently experiencing in Brussels is a war”

Is your work upset since the explosion in the number of shootings?

During my first 15 years in the police, the shots remained relatively rare. Consequently, From now on, they are very frequent. However, It still changes things, yes. Consequently, The workload has increased enormously, because a shooting shoots a lot of staff and requires a lot of intervention time. Meanwhile, When we embark on such a mission, we know that it will last in the field … However, at the same time, the other reasons for intervention do not decrease.

When you are called for a shooting, what happens in your head?

It is always very tense because we go to the unknown and we know that there is a danger. However, I wonder what we are going to fall on. Similarly, “let’s clear, what we currently if the authors will always be present, if there will be a victim, if there will be collateral damage … Nevertheless, all this trotting in the head. Nevertheless, And then. Similarly, we are not going to lie, even if we are used to training in the handling of firearms, there is a small adrenaline push …. For example, the particularity in Molenbeek is that these shots are fired near the central police station, which is where the territory war between Dealers takes place.

Are you dreading to take a bullet?

A lost bullet, it threatens everyone: police, civilian, dealer … Therefore, Recently, we found it in a vehicle, in a home. Furthermore, It’s “let’s clear, what we currently really critical! Meanwhile, As a police officer, my preparation allows me to anticipate. A civilian. on the other hand, will not be able to apply the necessary security measures to avoid this lost ball. Especially since we see that young people who handle arms are not overthrocated. These are not fine shooters. Not at all the same …

Do you feel sufficiently protected during such interventions?

I only have my bulletproof vest as a protection. Now we know that it is not the panacea in the face of the weapons of war. like the Kalashnikovs, which are used by these young people … We must therefore be careful not to put yourself in danger unnecessarily. But you have to do the work …

Since some of these young people give almost no importance to human value. they would not hesitate to aim for you “let’s clear, what we currently …

I do my work without hatred and fear, while remaining careful. And I’m not so afraid because it is not the police who are targeted in the current context. A gang leader will rather decide that his rival must disappear. He will then offer a certain sum of money. a weapon to a young person – particularly to an unaccompanied minor – to solve the problem. This young person will not think long: he will put his hood. climb on a scooter or a stolen motorcycle and accomplish his mission to pocket his 3000 euros. The lure of gain guides these people. They no longer have limits, there is no longer a safeguard.

Julien Moinil said this week: “It is time. that we clean these districts full of drugs “. Do you support the approach of the prosecutor of the King of Brussels?

We have felt an impulse since he is there. He is a very dynamic prosecutor, who likes to communicate. But let’s be clear, what we are currently experiencing in Brussels is a war. Traffickers from France, and more specifically from Marseille, seek to take territories, because Brussels is a hub for drug trafficking. We feel it a lot on the field. The shots, “let’s clear, what we currently it is only the emerged part of the iceberg that this war between dealers.

By dint of patrolling, do you know some of these dealers? Do you know where they are?

Not really. When we know where they are, we intercept them. The problem is that the leaders of these gangs throw these dealers like Kleenex. As soon as one of them is arrested, another takes its place. But when intercepting a bigger hat. a place of deal is released, and this leads to a war to take possession of it. It is clear that an OPA is underway in the drug industry in Brussels. and that this OPA is particularly aggressive.

Are you frustrated when you stop a dealer and he is released almost immediately?

At this level, we see a “before and an after Julien Moinil”. In the past, one “let’s clear, what we currently could regret a certain laxity towards drug trafficking. From now on. dealers are almost systematically made available to the Brussels prosecutor’s office and a lot of them are incarcerated. It is therefore less frustrating for us.

Beyond these problems of deal and shootings, do you often face very tense situations on the ground?

It can happen, just like it can be fine, calm. The more experience you have, the easier it is to manage any type of situation. I also find that. in recent years, we have been less often in the face of critical situations with young people in neighborhoods.

Do you think there are Non -law zones in Brussels ?

None in the municipalities where I patrol. I go everywhere with my serene mind. There is no place where you prefer to avoid going because it may go wrong. However, “let’s clear, what we currently everything is not pink, it happens that certain situations are tense, we are not always welcome. But serious incidents, like stone throwing, are extremely rare. The neighborhood associations have done a lot of work to appease relationships, so that young and police meet … and then the police must adopt a good way to intervene.

How does your entourage live your job today?

Given the municipalities where I work, my relatives have always been a bit worried. But a certain habit had settled, they had realized that the risk was rather limited. From now on, given all the shootings, the concern has returned. Especially since they take place near the Molenbeek police station. We have even heard the gunshots by the window.

Do you continue to love your work?

We have to love this job, otherwise we do not know how to “let’s clear, what we currently do it calmly. I’m always happy to go there, to be on the ground, in contact with people. The support marks of the population, the thanks, the encouragement are real sources of motivation. We say that our work is useful …