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Belgium's federal police launch "most wanted" website

Xinhua, November 5, 2016 Adjust font size:

Belgium's federal police launched a new website listing the "most wanted" criminals in the country, announced the federal police on its official website on Friday.

Created by the federal police's Fugitive Active Search Team (FAST), this website aims at collecting clues on fugitives, allowing everyone to provide tips that may lead to their arrest.

A list of 20 criminals has already been published: "These 20 fugitives were sentenced in Belgium and are wanted by the Belgian police. They are only convicted fugitives, not suspects on the run who are under criminal investigation," reads a sentence above the pictures of the fugitives.

"At the moment, the main contribution to fugitive research is provided by international arrest warrants, but they are dedicated to the police whereas this website can be used by everyone," explained Belgian justice minister Koen Geens to local media RTL Info.

FAST's Martin Van Steenbrugghe explained that a similar European initiative has proved successful in the past.

A bill should also be submitted to Belgian parliament in 2017 by Geens in order to improve methods of fugitive research. Endit