G.M., 02.10.2025. Matraqué et gazé – Bruxelles

Mobilisation pro-Palestine contre l’arraisonnement de la Flotille Sumud, 2 octobre à Bruxelles

“Incident Report – On 2 October 2025, at approximately 21:30, after attending a peaceful Palestinian protest in Brussels that concluded at La Bourse, my girlfriend and I, and a friend of ours went to a kebab restaurant nearby for dinner. After finishing our meal, we heard sudden loud noises outside, following a period of relative quiet. Several police vans (approximately 5–6 in total) had already arrived at La Bourse, creating commotion. Additional vans arrived later at the crossroads between Boulevard Anspach and Rue de la Bourse, where the main physical assault took place.

Police officers were spread throughout the area, in riot gear, equipped with batons, shields and pepper spray, and appeared ready to use force to clear the square, which at that moment was mostly empty and calm. While we observed from inside the kebab restaurant, police officers began shouting orders and violently pushing people out at La Bourse. The group raised their hands to comply and attempted to move away slowly, clearly unarmed and non-violent.

At the crossroads, police officers escalated their use of force: I was attacked first, sprayed with pepper spray from behind, and struck under the chin with either a baton or a punch, causing a deep cut. Our friend, who tried to assist me while I was blinded by the pepper spray, was repeatedly struck with a baton, resulting in heavy bruising and swelling across his body. My girlfriend was separated from the others during the confusion. Within minutes, it became clear that she had been beaten on the arm with a baton, leading to immediate swelling and severe bruising.

By approximately 21:35, us three received assistance in a nearby bar, where they washed my eyes to remove the pepper spray. During this time, my girlfriend nearly lost consciousness, prompting a call for an ambulance.”

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