Verlinden breekt belofte over politierekrutering
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Twee politiescholen moeten hun opleidingsjaar annuleren en dit wegens een groot gebrek aan kandidaten. “Volgens politiebronnen heeft dat te maken met een personeelstekort bij de rekruteringsdienst van de federale politie”, zegt volksvertegenwoordiger en voorzitter van de commissie Binnenlandse Zaken Ortwin Depoortere. “Minister van Binnenlandse Zaken Annelies Verlinden (cd&v) moet dringend dit personeelstekort aanpakken. Haar valse beloftes hebben nu lang genoeg geduurd.”
“De situatie is zonder meer tragisch en dramatisch”, aldus Depoortere. “Al maanden houdt Verlinden het parlement voor dat de aanwervingen lopen zoals gepland. Maar dat klopt dus niet met wat we nu horen op het terrein. Er is veel te weinig personeel om kandidaten voor de politiescholen te selecteren.”
“Zonder voldoende personeel kan de politie onze veiligheid niet garanderen, Verlinden draagt een grote verantwoordelijkheid”
Volgens de directeur van de politieschool van West-Vlaanderen is de wervingsreserve bij de federale politie zo goed als leeg en stuurt de rekruteringsdienst bijna geen kandidaten meer door. “De opleiding die in december 2022 zou starten, moest in West-Vlaanderen worden geannuleerd”, vervolgt Depoortere. “En ook in de Vlaams-Brabantse politieschool is de situatie dramatisch. Daar dienden zich nauwelijks vijf kandidaat-politieagenten aan. De opleiding van juni 2022 moest dan ook worden geschrapt.”
“In de Vlaamse provincies West-Vlaanderen (2,27 per 1.000 inwoners) en Vlaams-Brabant (1,79 per 1.000 inwoners) is het aantal politiemensen al zeer laag in vergelijking met bijvoorbeeld Brussel waar dat cijfer op 4,46 per 1000 inwoners ligt”, merkt Depoortere tot slot op. “Ik zal minister Verlinden donderdag in de Kamer interpelleren over deze kwestie. “Ze beloofde 1.600 nieuwe politierekruten per jaar, maar daar kwam dus niets van in huis. Onze burgers moeten overal in dit land kunnen rekenen op dezelfde politiebescherming.”