Belgium is going to prosecute Scientology: Dutch: http://www.tijd.be/nieuws/politiek_economie_belgie/Belgie_vervolgt_scientology.9284893-3136.art Edited google translate:
Oh yes. Oh Yes. OOHH YYEEEESSS!! The docs from the raid in Belgium were just waiting to be put to good use. At stake is the very operation of the criminal operation known as the "church" of $cientology ("volunteers" vs employees, files on everyone, pseudo-medicine, extortion), complementing slightly the fraudulent basic operation (hard sell, dangerous amounts of vitamins sold illegally) from the French verdict. If you don't mind, please keep us up up to date (I can't even fake reading Flemish) Best regards Jens
The other language sites seem to translate a little more coherently: LePoint: The Church of Scientology "criminal organization", will appear before the Belgian courts corriere.it: Belgium: Scientology in trouble AtlasInfo: Belgium: the Church of Scientology sued
http://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2284115&language=en New link on it...English...Ironically in a Kuwait paper.
I'm most interested in the "illegal practice of medicine" part. France has stopped it. If Belgium stops it then we can use that to close down the Purif in all European countries. In the UK they have told me that they can take whatever doses of vitamins they like and it does not constitute "medicine". This is clearly not according to EU law. With two convictions in place then perhaps we can start to roll back the Purif (and Narconon) in the whole of Europe and so block off new members for the cult.
It's about time! Scientologists take Belgium to court November 30, 2001, Andrew Osborn, Guardian Unlimited Belgium builds case against Scientology November 4, 2007, Susan Taylor Martin, St. Petersburg Times Belgium charges Scientologists with extortion September 5, 2007, Reuters, Sydney Morning Herald
Another Suppressive country like Germany. Time to pull out and polish up the Nazi persecution accusation again.
Translation of a French article published in the December 28, 2012 edition of the Belgian daily newspaper L'Écho:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...-against-Scientologists-claims-newspaper.html http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2012/12/belgium-scientology-charges/60398/ http://www.religionnewsblog.com/27013/belgium-prosecutes-scientology-cult It's spreading!
Telegraph: Belgium to bring fraud charges against Scientologists, claims newspaper theatlanticwire: Could Belgium Bring Down Scientology?
^^French media is doinitrite. So far they are the only ones who get the initial investigation that started in 1997 and led to the first raid in 1999 correct. And this has a glorious ring to it:
Dutch radio station Business News Radio: http://www.bnr.nl/incoming/689654-1212/belgi-vervolgt-scientology-onzin-zegt-scientology
Made it to Yahoo! news: http://news.yahoo.com/could-belgium...~0~0~0~2~68~10~96~611~-2360584846058418131~~~ BigBeard
That's outrageous!! I will have you know that in the UK the City of London Corporation is so impressed with their charitable credentials that they decided to give them £280K of British taxpayers' money every year in the form of business rates relief to help them carry on with their charitable works.
auuuhh. Too bad they just finished dumping a shitload of money into that Brussels Ideal Org building.
The Belgium Church of Scientology's bait-and-switch strategy of advertising work contracts for job seekers but obliging applicants to instead sign agreements as Scientology volunteers or members was described in a 2008 news report and in a 2009 documentary. The videos below show one of the original complainants, Chadia Moussaoui.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/...es-scientology-extortion-fraud_n_2375823.html http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2012/12/belgium-scientology-charges/60398/
A few minutes ago on Facebook, Tony Ortega posted this: Wow, Belgium is prosecuting Scientology for the way it treats people, not for what its members believe. Is there hope that, some day, the US government will get a clue and do the same? We have some initial thoughts from our man in Paris, Jonny Jacobsen. Belgium Prosecuting Scientology as a Criminal Organization The article and open comments are at http://tonyortega.org/2012/12/28/belgium-prosecuting-scientology-as-a-criminal-organization/
Belgium is doinitrite by skipping past any question of "religiosity" and simply treating this as a criminal prosecution of a criminal organization. If Jesus Christ was arrested for standing around a Brussels alleyway, nicking peoples wallets, he'd be prosecuted. He could claim religious persecution until he was blue in the face, it wouldn't help, not with his coat pockets stuffed with other peoples wallets.
OUCH! That's 11 volumes plus Modern Management Technology Defined, which by itself could give one a concussion
