Toujours aucune explication au refoulement de Walden Bello
Pourquoi Bello, figure de l’al-termondialisme, a-t-il été refoué à la frontière, vendredi?
Annoncé samedi et dimanche au programme d’une conférence organisée, à Bruxelles, par le Transnational Institute et le Corporate Europe Observatory, le sociologue philippin Walden Bello, 66 ans, n’a jamais pu poser les pieds sur le territoire belge, malgré son passeport diplomatique. Le député philippin a atterri à Zaventem vendredi, à 9 h du matin, en provenance de Newark, aux Etats-Unis. Il présente son passeport diplomatique, qui lui a permis à plusieurs reprises d’accéder à plusieurs pays de la zone Schengen, mais des officiers de la police des frontières l’informent que la Belgique fait exception et exige un visa, en plus du passeport...
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