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One report said suspects were released under “diplomatic immunity:” “Several people were arrested, then released under their diplomatic immunity."
6/28/22, “Ecstasy lab seized on Kleine-Brogel," Spiegel.de
[Image: Kingdom of Belgium, new NATO swimming pool, Assar Architects image]
“Air Force base in Belgium Authorities discover
secret ecstasy laboratory on NATO military base.
According to the Limburg provincial prosecutor’s office, local police discovered the laboratory used to manufacture the synthetic drug at the Kleine Brogel base in northern Belgium last Wednesday; with the support of experts from the federal police, the criminological institute and civil protection, it was then excavated.
Two suspects were arrested but are now at large, a spokesman for the prosecutor said. Accordingly, the two were not in the service of the Belgian Ministry of Defense. [Belgian Defense Minister Ms. Ludivine Dedondere was appointed by King Philippe as are all Belgian Ministers].
[Image: Belgian Defense Minister takes oath to the King]
The spokesman left it open
The base is used not only by the Belgian Air Force
In 2019, Belgian MP Samuel Cogolati from the Ecolo party reported that
“10 to 20” nuclear warheads were stored there for NATO.
According to the findings of the investigators, the province of Limburg, which borders the Netherlands,
is often used by criminals for drug depots and drug laboratories.”
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Added: “In Belgium, the King still plays a role in politics.”
Image: Belgian Royal Palace interior
“Before Ministers or Secretaries of State can start their task, they have to take an oath before His Majesty the King. The King also plays a role in the dismissal of the government.”
“I pledge allegiance to the king, obedience to the constitution and the laws of the Belgian people.”…
“The Executive Branch Of The Government Of Belgium”
“The chief of state in the country is the King. The king represents the Belgian identity, and he appoints the Prime Minister by taking the Parliament’s consent….
The cabinet is made up of the council
of ministers,
and they are appointed by the monarch.
is both hereditary and constitutional,
and after the parliamentary elections the king appoints the leader of the coalition as the Prime Minister and must be approved by the parliament….
“The Judiciary”
[King Philippe appoints judges for constitutional court and Supreme Court:]
“The highest court is the country is the constitutional court which has twelve judges; six are French speaking, and six are Dutch speaking. There is also the supreme court of justice which is organized into three chambers, and each chamber is a French division and a Dutch division, each having a chairperson and five or six member judges.
The monarch appoints the judges of the constitutional court from candidates presented by the parliament. The judges are appointed for life and a mandatory retirement age of 70 years.
The monarch also appoints the judges of the Supreme Court from the candidates presented by the High Council of Justice, an independent body of judicial and non-judicial members. The judges are also appointed for life.”…
“The Legislative Branch Of The Government Of Belgium”
The legislature of the Kingdom of Belgium is a bicameral parliamentary system made up of the Senate and the chamber of representatives. The Senate has 71 seats composed of 40 members elected directly by proportional representation vote and 31 indirectly elected by community parliaments, and they serve for a four-year term.”…
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