At least three officers from the Directorate of Special Units (DSU) of the federal police have been suspended after two ‘parties’ involving alcohol consumption and alleged sexual acts. That’s what Het Nieuwsblad and Gazet van Antwerpen write on Tuesday. The federal police is sparse with comments and only wants to say that the public prosecutor’s office has been informed and “the appropriate internal measures have been taken”.
A week after the celebrations for the fiftieth anniversary of the Directorate of Special Forces (DSU), in October last year, the first nude party is said to have taken place in the large barracks of the federal police in Etterbeek. After a staff party, some agents are said to have secluded themselves in Block H, where the special units management is located, to have an intimate party.
According to Het Nieuwsblad, about twenty people would have been present there, mainly agents of the special forces. A senior officer of the federal police is also said to have participated.
The alcohol would have flowed freely at the party. Security camera footage is said to be circulating showing a drunk cop walking naked through the hallways. The same man would also have had sex with a female colleague, although there are no images of that. A source from Het Nieuwsblad also speaks of drug use during the party.
Threesome
At the beginning of February, a second party took place in the barracks. Again with nakedness, but also with threesomes between officers and a female member of staff.
There was a disciplinary investigation and the participants were identified. Three officers would have been suspended, but the federal police would not confirm that. A disciplinary investigation would also be underway against other participants.
An investigation is also underway by the General Inspectorate (AIG), the service that investigates misconduct by police officers. It concerns a criminal investigation to determine whether no “criminal acts” have taken place. What those criminal acts would be is not clarified.
The federal police is sparse with comments and only says that the public prosecutor’s office has been informed “of possible criminal offenses” and that “appropriate internal measures have been taken”.
This article is originally published on bruzz.be
