17:43 – These are the words of the first alderman, replies Close

The municipal college of the City of Brussels is not engaged by the statements of the first alderman Alain Courtois, was hinted Friday in the cabinet of the mayor, Philippe Close. "These are the words of the first alderman.We will not comment," said his spokesperson.According Mr. Courtois (MR), the City no longer sees any justification for the presence of non-asylum seekers Maximilian Park, which arouses according to him the complaints of the residents. These are people in transit who wish to travel to Britain. There is no reason for them to stay near the Aliens Office. The alderman calls for a three-pronged plan: anti-smuggling measures by the federal police, the displacement of migrants in an illegal situation in another place (Secretary of State for the Asylum Theo Francken has always refused to open a reception center) and reinforced controls of the local police. "The residents must reclaim the Park Maximilian.There is unanimity (the PS-MR communal college, Ed) to say that if we do nothing, it will be the same thing in five years in this place," says in Echo the reformer, who spoke Wednesday with Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration Theo Francken (N-VA) and the cabinet of Interior Minister Jan Jambon (N-VA). The secretary of state reacted Friday by returning the ball to the City of Brussels. On Twitter, he asked him to finish off his migratory hub and the distribution of food. "Take daily police actions and stop the distribution of home-based accommodation," he said. The exhortation did not seem to frighten the Citizen Platform, directly targeted. "Come and stop us Catch us if you can 45,000 people who harbor, carry, feed, support 45,000 more motivated people than you ever will be in the end, it is always good that triumphs", tweeted one of his ankles, Mehdi Kbadou. The Maximilian Park has been the scene in recent years of several major police actions targeting migrants. Last year, Theo Francken provoked outrage by saying he wanted to "clean it up". The place has also become, for many NGOs and volunteer citizens, a place of commitment for the support of migrants. (Belga)

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