Belgian courts angry with Justice Minister

brussels - Judges in Belgium have strongly criticized by Justice Minister Koen Geens. The minister could include commenting on a judgment of the court in Ghent where a rapist was imposed only a suspended sentence. Geens also suggested that judges should receive further training on sexual violence.

,, It is not up to the minister to approve publicly issue a penalty or measure, '' the College writes of the courts in an urgent letter to the newspaper De Morgen Thursday put online. Quot; These statements can not be reconciled with the principle of separation of powers and the independence of the courts. ''

Geens also suggested to legally impossible conditional sentences in rape cases. The commission calls this,, blowtorch politics' 'and characterizes the suggested 'sex lessons' as a mockery,,'.