As of April 8, police have drawn up 1,719 reports in the province of Walloon Brabant for breaches of the confinement rules. Most concern unjustified displacement (63%) and unauthorized gatherings (36%). The last percent concerns businesses that have not respected the closure rules.
All these reports are now on the office of the king’s prosecutor, who must decide whether to prosecute or not. “If the prosecution considers that there is no offense or that the charges are really very light, we can dismiss the case, explains the prosecutor of king Marc Rézette. Otherwise, we offer a criminal transaction of 250 euros. If the offender pays, the criminal action is terminated. “
In the most serious cases, the public prosecutor’s office may summon the offender directly before the criminal court, within the framework of an accelerated procedure. On May 25, a resident of Louvain-la-Neuve is summoned to appear for having twice violated the ban on assembly: he was drinking cans of beer on a public bench with a friend without respecting the rules of social distancing.
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