Saturday, November 16, 2024

Belgium: Municipal Worker Fired for Defaming Graves in a Cemetery

Hat tip Francois DeSouche and Vlad Tepes


Auderghem, Belgium


The mayor and municipal council of the municipality of Auderghem, Belgium have fired a municipal worker after he allegedly put up a video of himself walking through the local cemetery and insulting the dead there as "kuffirs" (unbelievers) and "people who stink".

The below article from the Belgian daily, 7 sur 7, is translated from French by Fousesquawk. It includes the video in question.

In addition, the French blog, Francois DeSouche, has the video with the individual's face clearly shown.

"Cemetery of Kuffirs": A municipal worker in Auderghem fired for having insulted the dead in a video.

A municipal worker in Auderghem has been fired for serious misconduct as a result of a video in which he is seen insulting the graves of the dead in a cemetery in the Brussels municipality, DH (news) reports.

-Editorial staff, November 15, 2024 at 12:37

"Cemetery of Kuffirs (Unbelievers), cemetery of (people who stink)", says, in particular, the man in work clothes in this video disseminated about 10 days ago by an X account claiming to be "a whistleblower against Islamism". The images provoked numerous indignant reactions on social media.

Calling the incident, "totally unacceptable", the mayor of Auderghem, Sophie de Vos (DeFI party), and her municipal council unanimously decided on Tuesday, November 12 to fire the individual for serious misconduct, effective immediately. A judicial procedure is also in progress since a complaint was filed by the municipality. The man has since been interviewed by police.



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