Ice-Watch: a no place in the town planning case

Jean-Pierre Lutgen is sent to the Criminal Court for planning offenses

The Chambre de la Conseil in Marche-en-Famenne decided in the case between Jean-Pierre Lutgen and Philippe Collignon. The CEO of Ice-Watch accused the 1 sthevin of putting a spoke in the wheels during the renovation of his building on Mc Auliffe.

According to him, the alderman would have twice visited the site and denounced two urbanistic infringements at the service of urban planning in Arlon. Steps that would have led to the stoppage of the site. If a non-place was pronounced in favor of the alderman, Jean-Pierre Lutgen is referred to the Criminal Court for the aforementioned urban offenses and a contempt of a urban planning officer. "I'm tired and shocked at the same time," said Ice-Watch's CEO, who is planning to appeal.

"The commune confuses the civil and the criminal. If the non-place implies that Philippe Collignon is not prosecuted in criminal cases, proceedings can still be brought in civil cases. The amount of 2,500,000 euros, is not claimed in criminal but civil and on this side the case is still pending in court. "As for the parking litigious, located near his office Mc Auliffe place, he says that if justice requires him to dismount, he will leave the place Mc Auliffe.

For its part, the municipality of Bastogne, said in a statement, she is satisfied with the decision. "After four years of investigation, the court finds and decides that the accusations of Jean-Pierre Lutgen against Philippe Collignon are totally unfounded. Indeed, the non-place sweeps away all these accusations. This decision thus does justice to the impartiality that constantly guides the action of the municipality and whatever the citizen who requests it. "