Brussels court to decide Jan 15 on police referral in Abouda cell death

The Brussels advisory chamber will rule on January 15, 2027 whether the Brussels-Capitale/Ixelles police zone and two officers face trial for involuntary manslaughter in the 2023 death of Sourour Abouda in a police cell. The case continues an established pattern of judicial scrutiny of police custody deaths in Belgium, with the decision deferred.