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Belgian journalist’s house searched after breaking story on alleged vaccine corruption

06.05.2021

Date:
06.05.2021
Number of cases:
1
Regions/Countries:
Europe: Belgium
Alert types:
Arrest/detention/charges: Criminal investigation/charges

Police searched the home of Belgian journalist Dirk Selis on the order of a judge after he made revelations in an article for the local media Trudocs that made revelations of systematic vaccine corruption in the Belgian city of Sint-Truiden.

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