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Head Of Belgium's National Security Agency Resigns

Head Of Belgium's National Security Agency Resigns

Author: AP
Publication: The Business Times
Date: June 5, 2002
URL: http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/dowjones/story/0,2619,70030-190200,00.html

The head of Belgium's national security agency abruptly resigned Wednesday amid criticism the country had become a training ground for Islamic extremists linked to Osama bin Laden.

Godelieve Timmermans said in a letter to the justice department she felt she could no longer effectively carry out her work because "a climate of mistrust" in her office. She will leave her post Aug.1.

No successor was named.

A parliamentary report leaked to the media recently blamed the organization for failing to combat Islamic extremism and prevent the recruitment of activists.

Members of north African extremist groups allegedly received military training in Belgium's Ardennes forest, according the leaked report.

Timmermans said she regretted the report had been made public and also criticized the government for underfunding of the agency.

Like other European nations, Belgium has played an unwitting role in hosting extremist cells hiding among the country's large Islamic immigrant community.
 


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