“Verlinden steekt dolk in rug politiediensten”
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Nadat de politievakbonden een stakingsaanvraag indienden, reageert Ortwin Depoortere (VB) voorzitter van de commissie Binnenlandse Zaken scherp. “Minister Verlinden heeft blijkbaar het parlement voorgelogen. Dat getuigt niet enkel van een totaal gebrek aan respect voor het parlement, maar vooral van gebrek aan respect voor de politieambtenaren van wie de minister het voorbije anderhalf jaar veel heeft gevraagd, maar die nu met lege handen achterblijven.”
“Met verbazing heb ik vandaag kennis genomen van de stakingsaanzegging van het gemeenschappelijk politievakbondsfront naar aanleiding van de gebroken beloftes door Minister van Binnenlandse Zaken Annelies Verlinden”, aldus Depoortere. “Nog in de vergadering van de Commissie Binnenlandse Zaken deze week ondervroeg ik de minister over de budgettaire plannen van de regering in verband met de politiediensten en het personeelsstatuut.”
Onze politiediensten verdienen een gegeven woord
Tegenover de commissie verklaarde de minister dat namelijk zij “haar verbintenis om te investeren in de federale politie” zou nakomen. Ook wat betreft de zogenaamde NAVAP-regeling, die voor bepaalde politiefunctionarissen voorziet in een mogelijkheid tot vervroegde uittreding, sprak Verlinden geruststellende taal.
“Zeer groot is dan ook mijn verbazing vandaag te vernemen dat minister Verlinden haar beloftes niet wil nakomen”, vervolgt Depoortere. “De NAVAP-regeling, nochtans vervat in een Koninklijk Besluit, blijkt volgens de vakbonden niet te kunnen worden gefinancierd. Wat is de waarde van een KB en vooral, wat is het gegeven woord van een minister op deze manier nog waard?”
Intussen kondigde ook de luchthavenpolitie vandaag al een eerste stiptheidsactie aan, uit protest tegen het gebrek aan personeel. “Door haar beloftes aan de politie te breken steekt de minister een dolk in de rug van de politiediensten. Ik heb dus alle begrip voor hun acties. Wel betreur ik dat de reizigers slachtoffer dreigen te worden van de manier waarop minister Verlinden dit dossier heeft aangepakt”, besluit Depoortere die zo snel mogelijk Verlinden zal ondervragen over de zaak.