The two were clearly not pleased with the arrival of the inspectors. “If you don’t have a search warrant, go away,” he said, among others. Because the professor refused to hand over his identity card, the police officers called in colleagues. A hefty exchange of words ensued: the assistant shouted ‘Sieg Heil’ (a Hitler salute) and the two spoke about “fascism” and “a police state.” In the meantime, the camera kept turning and the students could follow everything. for night noise and for violating the corona measures.
The footage was quickly removed, but footage of the live stream surfaced over the weekend. The professor and his assistant were immediately put on non-active and afterwards apologized in a written statement. “We realize that our statements are inappropriate. We want to apologize to anyone who feels hurt by this, to our colleagues at Ghent University and to our students.” They both resigned shortly after the incident.
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