Belgium frees charged suspect in blow to bombing investigation

[WhiteTara]

Source: Reuters

Belgian prosecutors on Monday released a man they had charged in connection with last week's deadly Brussels bombings, saying they did not have enough information to justify holding him.

The man, named only as Faycal C., had been accused of taking part in the activities of a terrorist group and actual and attempted terrorist murder after being detained on Thursday. His home had been searched but no weapons or explosives had been found.

"The evidence which led to the arrest of the man named as Faycal C has not been backed up by the ongoing investigation. As a result, the person has been freed by the investigating magistrate," the prosecutor's office said.

The announcement was a major blow to an investigation that had netted half a dozen people charged with lesser offences in Belgium and others in the Netherlands, Italy and France, where officials said the same network had planned another attack.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-belgium-blast-charges-idUSKCN0WU0M6

[MynameisBlarney]

1. I hope like hell they put a tail on him.

Because he may just lead them to a bigger fish.

[snooper2]

3. tracking chip

[MariaThinks]

2. belgium doesn't seem to really get it.

the terrorists probably can't believe their good fortune

[ret5hd]

4. What if he is actually innocent?

I have no idea if he is or not. It seems the Belgians would have a better idea than either of us.

Maybe you think we should imprison them all, here (USA) and there (EU).

[PatrynXX]

11. that is usually how it works

imagine all the fake terrorists we've arrested and they sued because we did.
example 1996 bombing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Jewell died at age 44 eep. smh totally freaking innocent. Gotta watch out for knee jerks. we all get them.

[Democat]

6. Or Belgium's security is incompetent?

According to earlier reports, they released two of the suicide bombers from prison early after they were convicted of violent crimes.

It doesn't sound like they know what's going on in their own country.

[MynameisBlarney]

10. Shame

Belgium didn't have a GITMO right?

[Shadowflash]

12. I know, right?

They should have just waterboarded him until he confessed, like we would have done.


Oy.

[Democat]

7. If this guy goes and kills another 25 people, will the Belgian people do something?

Is no one in Belgium outraged that the police apparently released two of the suicide bombers from jail early?

[MariaThinks]

8. the first guy they let go killed about 70

[MowCowWhoHow III]

9. Two insights into the Belgium government's competency

(1) After Paris, whilst Brussels was revealed as an active jihadi HQ and at least one suspect was apparently at large there, they decided to waste resources/credibility on a ridiculous #CallBrussels tourist campaign, which they've since tried to delete from the internet:

(2) And at the risk of being offensive, this is the Belgium government's current Health Minister:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggie_De_Block

They need much more overt outside assistance.