FENCESITTERS BEWARE: Belgian immigration minister, Theo Francken, is facing calls for him to resign by the radical left, after it was revealed he had repatriated failed asylum seekers to Sudan. Now the government coalition itself is at risk of collapse over the scandal. Ironically, in his time as Belgium’s State Secretary for Migration, Theo Francken had presented himself as a “tough guy” om mass immigration, but in reality a secret machine was running behind the scenes, to get as many migrants into the country as possible. The “correct” migrants: those who promise to support the N-VA, and that was done in the usual way for almost all immigrant groups: payment in welfare cash and benefits to the “right” migrants, funded by taxpayers.
The Antwerp Council Chamber has now ruled that Theo Francken’s friend, Mechelen’s N-VA city councilor Melikan Kucam (46) and nine other suspects must answer for human trafficking, passive bribery and membership of a criminal organization.
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