In Sint-Truiden, Veerle Heeren (CD&V) is back to work as mayor. She was suspended for six months because she had had herself and a number of friends vaccinated earlier during the corona period, at a time when only the over-85s were eligible. “It was an error of judgement,” she says.
Mayor Veerle Heeren of Sint-Truiden had to resign from her position after she had friends and herself vaccinated earlier during the corona period. For that, she was suspended for 6 months and was replaced by Ingrid Kempeneers (CD&V).
“It has been a very eventful period. I made a professional mistake that I deeply regret,” Heeren says. “It has been a moment of reflection. I have made a virtue of necessity over the past six months. I read books, visited friends. I had registered for the study days of the Mobility Academy of the Institute of Traffic Engineering and I have also been a councillor for the parking company.”
The latter is not to the liking of the opposition party Vooruit: “We thought the six-month suspension was a reasonable punishment, but during the period in which she was supposed to be absent, Heeren tried very hard to be as present as possible,” says Gert Stas (Vooruit). “Especially on social media and in the various councils she sits on. Normally you serve your sentence and then everyone can start again in good spirits. That’s why the controversy continues, and I do regret it, because I was hoping that we could finally draw a line under it,” says Stas.
For Heeren, 1 August feels like the first day of school: “I accepted the suspension at the time, but it is now time to turn the page, to continue working for our city and especially for our residents. Above all, I want to be a good mayor and to continue the policy together with my colleagues, because there is still a lot of work to be done.
Personally, I’m a bit annoyed by this. Shamelessly abusing your position during a health crisis should have a harsher punishment than 6 months of forced absence. Remaining highly present during her leave of absence also indicates she still considers herself above the rules as well.
> als gemeenteraadslid ingezet voor het parkeerbedrijf
So she continued working under another function? What’s the point of her suspension then?
What does the opposition think about this? And the locals?
Ze is geprikt en getikt en klaar om er in te vliegen
Tjevenstreek
We-reld-vreemd.
Reppige hin bê oer braun tàn… Onnuttige vjààrs. Voet debei.
Interview is pretty much me, me, me.
Ik vind het behoorlijk irritant dat deze dame die zo’n ernstige feiten heeft gepleegd burgemeester kan/mag blijven.
Door haar toedoen (voortrekken van eigen familieleden en vrienden, bij de eerste covidvaccins) zijn er misschien mensen te laat hun vaccin verkregen en gestorven.
Enige wat die actie aantoont is dat er haar eigen belang zal voortrekken op dat van haar burgers in haar stad/gemeente.
Een schorsing is niet genoeg, er zou imo zelfs een straf worden uitgesproken: verbannen van het politieke leven.
Wat ben je met zo’n burgemeesters?
Not a word about all the family and friends she helped jumped the line either
Geen woorden voor.
En ik heb er niet zoveel zin in dat Veerle Heeren weer aan de slag is.
Van teflon waarschijnlijk…
Ik zou mijn post niet meer durven opnemen uit schaamte
So when trado parties again wonder why they keep dropping in ratings, I hope some will have the self awareness that a large factor is because of shit like this.
And people were surprised demagogues like Trump score with slogans like ‘drain the swamp’
Schaamteloos. De partij zou hier in ieder geval moeten ingrijpen.
Some people have no shame. Can’t believe she didn’t resign. I hope people remember what she did at the next election.
Uhh, what?! Where’s the resignation letter? No accountability, I guess.
The funny thing in all this is that people will just re-elect her again.
Met andere woorden: corruptie loont. Schrijf het op!
C in CD&V stands for Christianity or Corrupt? Con? Coward?…
She has a stoemme kop
This is just sad, I have no words to describe it.
This only proves how corrupted the whole system is in this apenland
Kalle.
Give her some more penningen please
Als proefkonijn gebruiken, zal haar afleren medicijnen van bejaarden te stelen…
Corrupt politicians get promotions in Belgium, not jailtime
België ten voeten uit. Er is nog helemaal niks veranderd in de politiek.
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In Sint-Truiden, Veerle Heeren (CD&V) is back to work as mayor. She was suspended for six months because she had had herself and a number of friends vaccinated earlier during the corona period, at a time when only the over-85s were eligible. “It was an error of judgement,” she says.
Mayor Veerle Heeren of Sint-Truiden had to resign from her position after she had friends and herself vaccinated earlier during the corona period. For that, she was suspended for 6 months and was replaced by Ingrid Kempeneers (CD&V).
“It has been a very eventful period. I made a professional mistake that I deeply regret,” Heeren says. “It has been a moment of reflection. I have made a virtue of necessity over the past six months. I read books, visited friends. I had registered for the study days of the Mobility Academy of the Institute of Traffic Engineering and I have also been a councillor for the parking company.”
The latter is not to the liking of the opposition party Vooruit: “We thought the six-month suspension was a reasonable punishment, but during the period in which she was supposed to be absent, Heeren tried very hard to be as present as possible,” says Gert Stas (Vooruit). “Especially on social media and in the various councils she sits on. Normally you serve your sentence and then everyone can start again in good spirits. That’s why the controversy continues, and I do regret it, because I was hoping that we could finally draw a line under it,” says Stas.
For Heeren, 1 August feels like the first day of school: “I accepted the suspension at the time, but it is now time to turn the page, to continue working for our city and especially for our residents. Above all, I want to be a good mayor and to continue the policy together with my colleagues, because there is still a lot of work to be done.
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Personally, I’m a bit annoyed by this. Shamelessly abusing your position during a health crisis should have a harsher punishment than 6 months of forced absence. Remaining highly present during her leave of absence also indicates she still considers herself above the rules as well.
> als gemeenteraadslid ingezet voor het parkeerbedrijf
So she continued working under another function? What’s the point of her suspension then?
What does the opposition think about this? And the locals?
Ze is geprikt en getikt en klaar om er in te vliegen
Tjevenstreek
We-reld-vreemd.
Reppige hin bê oer braun tàn… Onnuttige vjààrs. Voet debei.
Interview is pretty much me, me, me.
Ik vind het behoorlijk irritant dat deze dame die zo’n ernstige feiten heeft gepleegd burgemeester kan/mag blijven.
Door haar toedoen (voortrekken van eigen familieleden en vrienden, bij de eerste covidvaccins) zijn er misschien mensen te laat hun vaccin verkregen en gestorven.
Enige wat die actie aantoont is dat er haar eigen belang zal voortrekken op dat van haar burgers in haar stad/gemeente.
Een schorsing is niet genoeg, er zou imo zelfs een straf worden uitgesproken: verbannen van het politieke leven.
Wat ben je met zo’n burgemeesters?
Not a word about all the family and friends she helped jumped the line either
Geen woorden voor.
En ik heb er niet zoveel zin in dat Veerle Heeren weer aan de slag is.
Van teflon waarschijnlijk…
Ik zou mijn post niet meer durven opnemen uit schaamte
So when trado parties again wonder why they keep dropping in ratings, I hope some will have the self awareness that a large factor is because of shit like this.
And people were surprised demagogues like Trump score with slogans like ‘drain the swamp’
Schaamteloos. De partij zou hier in ieder geval moeten ingrijpen.
Some people have no shame. Can’t believe she didn’t resign. I hope people remember what she did at the next election.
Uhh, what?! Where’s the resignation letter? No accountability, I guess.
The funny thing in all this is that people will just re-elect her again.
Met andere woorden: corruptie loont. Schrijf het op!
C in CD&V stands for Christianity or Corrupt? Con? Coward?…
She has a stoemme kop
This is just sad, I have no words to describe it.
This only proves how corrupted the whole system is in this apenland
Kalle.
Give her some more penningen please
Als proefkonijn gebruiken, zal haar afleren medicijnen van bejaarden te stelen…
Corrupt politicians get promotions in Belgium, not jailtime
België ten voeten uit. Er is nog helemaal niks veranderd in de politiek.