(Brussels Times) One of the accused men in the trial on the 22 March 2016 terror attacks in Brussels, Mohamed Abrini, wanted to cause trouble and hide a knife, according to the risk assessment that the police relied on for the much-discussed strip searches before being transferred to court.
Following the defendants’ numerous refusals to appear in court because of “humiliating” strip searches, police now have to justify the need for a nude search — in which the accused have to bend their knees — in a daily risk assessment to make sure the Belgian state respects Article 3 of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
