Today they are presenting some findings of investigations by miltary inteligence service .But at present main thing seems to be controlling the narative of a 'right wing extremist' and countering the mounting support by the plebs.
Manhunt: Jürgen Conings in the sights of the intelligence services for 6 years, he planned to carry out an attack on a mosque
Jürgen Conings, this soldier listed as a potentially violent extremist and wanted by the police with the support of the army for several days, appeared for the first time on the radars of an intelligence service in 2015. It was on those of the State Security, the civil intelligence service, we read Wednesday in the newspaper Le Soir and the magazine Knack.
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The first revelations of internal investigations in this case took place Tuesday afternoon, behind closed doors, in the monitoring committee of Committee R, the control body of the intelligence services.
According to The Last Hour, on February 1, the alarm bells on the military's intentions were sounded. Information according to which he intends to carry out an attack on a mosque is transmitted. On February 17, a new state security alert arrived. Jürgen Conings is this time placed level 3 out of 4.
According to Le Soir and Knack, although the corporal was thus assessed as representing a "serious" threat from February 17 by OCAM, military intelligence did not follow up on this crucial information.
After the first appearance in 2015, there was a new 'hit' by Jürgen Conings in intelligence databases in 2018, this time for participation in a far-right group.
Between 2017 and 2019, the soldier will also be known to the police and justice services. Reports are drawn up against him, including at least one for "carrying a prohibited weapon" (a bladed weapon) and another for "threats". But the General Intelligence and Security Service (SGRS, military intelligence) will not receive this information. Not at the time, anyway. He only learned about it very recently.
Still according to La Derniere Heure, Le Soir and Knack, the SGRS decided, on August 31, to withdraw from the military his security clearance, of "secret" level (the 2nd highest), which allows him to access sensitive buildings. But it will be necessary to wait almost two and a half months later - November 12 - for the withdrawal to be effective and notified to the person concerned.
Rather than dismissing him, the Defense then decided to appoint Jurgen Conings as instructor, writes The Last Hour. Last December, a psychological report from the State Security indicated the dangerousness of Jürgen Conings.
Finally, it appears that, among the thirty members of the Defense known for their radicalization, there are two MPs (military police) responsible for the control of two Belgian parliaments.
"People are fed up with it"
Stéphane , an auditor from Soignies , in the province of Hainaut, spoke about this on our antenna: " I think that some support him because they are fed up with all the problems related to the management of the Covid. What scares me is that this man had access to weapons as a soldier: I think if we were in the United States and we had access to weapons, there would be a lot more Jürgen Conings in Belgium. Since he hasn't done anything wrong yet other than stealing guns, people support him thinking he's not going to do anything serious. But I hope those who support Conings do because they are unaware of what he really represents. "
On the side of La Louvière , Hervé reacts: " I believe that he has become the standard bearer of some. He brings together the different opinions of the population such as the rejection of sanitary measures, the rejection of the mask or even immigration. one person, he brings together different extreme opinions. I find it really very sad for our society to position him as a hero. The people who support him have such a strong hatred towards government and society that they need someone to put them on. represents. Jürgen Conings becomes an icon. But I think those who support him do not realize what they are doing, we trivialize the risks of this kind of character. "
The debate ends in Charleroi with Thierry : " This man is the reflection of what our politicians have brought for years in their behavior vis-à-vis the population: lies, cheating, etc. This was accentuated there is several months old and the politician, now, is no longer there to help people, he is there to help himself. "
"I understand that we support him, because when we vote in Belgium, there are always arrangements between parties and some rise to power when they do not represent what people want. Our politicians get what they sow . They do not question themselves, they just say that this man is dangerous, but they put the blame on others and not on their own behavior. In my opinion, it is only because of our politicians that the population supports Jürgen Conings. "