Budget voor wetsdokters moet dringend omhoog
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Uit een artikel uit Le Soir blijkt dat er jaarlijks 75 moorden onopgemerkt blijven en deze onterecht worden beschouwd als een natuurlijk overlijden. “Specialisten rekenden uit dat zomaar eventjes 15 procent van de ‘natuurlijk’ verklaarde overlijdens dat in feite niet zijn”, zegt Kamerlid Marijke Dillen. “En dit heeft uiteraard alles te maken met de noodzakelijke budgetten voor wetsdokters die niet worden voorzien door de minister van Justitie Vincent Van Quickenborne (Open Vld).”
“Een ernstig tekort aan middelen en personeel zorgt ervoor dat er in België veel te weinig autopsies worden uitgevoerd en er op die manier veel misdaden onopgemerkt blijven”, aldus Dillen. “Daar waar Europa aanbeveelt om bij 10 procent van de overlijdens over te gaan tot het uitvoeren van een autopsie is dat in België slechts het geval voor 1 à 2 procent.”
“Tegenwoordig moeten artsen die voor Justitie werken al met rechtszaken dreigen alvorens het ministerie van Justitie hun betalingen in orde brengt”, vervolgt Dillen. “En wanneer dat uiteindelijk gebeurt, is dat vaak nog niet eens voor het volledig verschuldigde bedrag. Het mag dan ook geen wonder heten dat er nauwelijks nog artsen gevonden worden die voor Justitie willen werken.”
“De wetsdokters in dit land klagen de onderfinanciering al jarenlang aan, maar al even lang wordt er omzeggens niets aan gedaan”, besluit Dillen. “Het is onaanvaardbaar dat tal van misdadigers op die manier hun straf kunnen ontlopen. En het toont nog maar eens aan hoeveel ‘straffer’ Justitie werkelijk is geworden onder minister Van Quickenborne.”