BRUSSELS, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel's proposal to authorize a Kurdish family to temporarily remain on Belgian soil are deemed "inadmissible" by Belgian organization CIRE (Coordination and Initiatives for Refugees and Foreigners), which released a report on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Michel said last Tuesday that several possibilities were available to the family of the two-year-old girl killed by a stray police bullet in a car chase on the E42 highway in Mons, including the option to stay at least three months on Belgian soil.
"There is a possibility for victims of traffickers or smugglers to be present or stay in the territory. The family has the opportunity to use this legal instrument, which exists in law. There are also other possibilities that can be activated and which will be treated as they should be treated, under the existing rules, and following the procedures provided," Michel said Tuesday.
"These are not adequate answers," replied members of the CIRE.
Last Thursday, Mawda, a two-year-old girl, was found with fatal injuries after a van carrying 30 Kurdish migrants was chased by police for an hour in southern Belgium. After refusing to respond to police officers' injunctions, a single shot was fired.
The police officer who fired the bullet has since been identified. Police unions reacted Wednesday by saying that the "shooting was allowed," according to news agency Belga.
"Judges have found on several occasions in Belgium that a person used his vehicle as a weapon. So technically, reading the legal basis allows us to say that yes, the shooting was allowed," the president of the Free Union of the Public Service Vincent Gilles told RTL.
"This is a very common intervention for road policemen," he added.
Almost a week after Mawda's death, the investigation is still ingoing. The investigating judge in charge of the case passed it on to a more senior body -- the committee P -- also known in Belgian circles as "the police of the police."
