The Namur public prosecutor’s office has requested a two-year prison sentence and a €300 fine for a man accused of several offences committed in 2024 amidst increasing financial hardship.
The defendant, having lost his home and job, sought assistance from the Sambreville municipality in securing housing and employment. The prosecution alleges he persistently and aggressively approached the local authorities, personally targeting two successive mayors, Jean-Charles Luperto and Olivier Bordon.
He is also suspected of intentionally damaging the reserved parking sign for the mayor outside the town hall on 16 February 2024.
Apart from these, the man is accused of other disruptive behaviours, such as knocking over displays in Proximus and Orange shops, pretending to drive into a neighbour before assaulting him, and causing disturbances at the Charleroi police station, leading to his detention for unruly behaviour.
Furthermore, he faces charges of harassing the new owners of his former home. For six months, he allegedly made unsolicited visits, phone calls, honked his car horn in the mornings, and displayed intimidating behaviour, prompting the plaintiffs to seek €1,000 in damages.
Representing himself, the man has pleaded for a suspended sentence, expressing hopes of regaining employment and rebuilding his relationship with his daughter. The verdict is set for 26 June.
