
Van Eyck’s “Just Judges”:
Ghent’s Great Unsolved Art Theft
The theft of the “Just Judges” panel of the Ghent Altarpiece is still unsolved. In the first of a series of essays, the story begins.
The theft of the “Just Judges” panel of the Ghent Altarpiece is still unsolved. In the first of a series of essays, the story begins.
Following his arrest, Hassan Iquioussen should have been placed in an administrative detention centre. But when the police arrived at his home, he was not there.
This presents a case of border spanning, intra-European recruitment, with agents in Spain and Belgium escorting the minor from her home to their base of operations.
Brushing off the notion of a confederalist model, as proposed by his N-VA counterpart Bart de Wever, chairman Van Grieken said that “confederalism is a lie,” and “the least realistic option of all.”
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