BRUSSELS - State police commander Léon François starts using questionable investigative methods in the fight against drug traffickers in the 1970s, without legal regulation. Who are the gangsters and who is the police? The boundaries blur. Top cops and politicians, ex-premier Vanden Boeynants in the lead, watch and do not intervene. François is convicted, but the case never really gets cleared up. A lot of serious crimes are never solved.
That is where the seeds of the Bende van Nijvel (Nivelles gang) were sown in the 1980s, sending the country into turmoil with murderous attacks. As with the Francois case, the Gang mostly leaves many questions. Who are the perpetrators? What are their motives? Who is holding their hands over their heads? What is certain is that Bouhouche and Beijer, caught up in crime as BOBs, are the pivotal figures in both cases.
The war on drugs is still being won by the criminals in 2022. The investigation into the Nijvel Gang is still waiting for answers. The cover-up of the truth, the conspiracy of silence, is still going on.
Author Hilde Geens worked as an investigative journalist. She bit into police reports and archives with impressive tenacity, interviewing countless, crucial witnesses. The result of her investigation is staggering ...
BOOK
- Titel: Het complot van de stilte
Auteur: Hilde Geens
Formaat: 150 x 220 mm
Aantal pagina’s: 501
Afwerking: Softcover
Prijs: 29,99 euro
ISBN 9789463936668
Uitgeverij: Borgerhoff & Lamberigts
Datum van publicatie: 26/02/2022
PRESS COVERAGE
- "Bende van Nijvel heeft met drugs en de Rijkswacht te maken" schrijft Hilde Geens in nieuw boek, Lennart Segers, VRTNWS, 22/02/2022
- Hilde Geens ontmaskert de Bende van Nijvel, Humo, 22/02/2022.