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Anti-regime rally in Brussels on 1 April. 'There are probably at least five informers here,' one protester told EUobserver (Photo: EUobserver)

Syrian intelligence accused of threatening people in EU capital

The Belgian foreign ministry is to investigate allegations that Syrian intelligence is terrorising Syrian opposition expats in the EU capital.

Foreign minister Didier Reynders told Belgian Liberal MEP Louis Michel on Friday (30 March) that he will personally look into claims that Syrian diplomats in Brussels have threatened people who take part in anti-regime rallies that their families in Syria will be harmed unless they stop.

"We don't have any evidence at this stage. But the ...

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Anti-regime rally in Brussels on 1 April. 'There are probably at least five informers here,' one protester told EUobserver (Photo: EUobserver)

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