Investigation Duty (2019)
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Crimes, offenses, injustices, 'Devoir d'enquête' takes you even deeper into incredible judicial cases
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Good Player, Bad Passes... / The "Madofette" of Walloon Brabant
Good Player, Bad Passes... A good player, bad passes... Who is this individual whom customs officers arrest one evening in July 2016 at the Dunkirk ferry terminal? In his van, they discover ten migrants whom he apparently intends to smuggle into England. The Dunkirk judiciary will not be looking into the matter at length.
The "Madofette" of ...
moreGood Player, Bad Passes... A good player, bad passes... Who is this individual whom customs officers arrest one evening in July 2016 at the Dunkirk ferry terminal? In his van, they discover ten migrants whom he apparently intends to smuggle into England. The Dunkirk judiciary will not be looking into the matter at length.
The "Madofette" of Walloon Brabant Véronique Van Acker's story is that of a flamboyant businesswoman who has succeeded in everything and finds herself in the dock for fraud, money laundering... She is accused of being the head of a criminal association. Eight years and this question: where has the money gone? The Investigation Duty team has followed this highly anticipated trial. A trial that, as the hearings progress, will take an unexpected turn!
lessCyberattacks: DownSec and the Invisible Threat / Failure to Assist Ciena, 3 Months Old, Yet in Danger
Cyberattacks: DownSec and the Invisible Threat The Investigation Duty team met with "Killer," a member of the DownSec collective. This group of hackers is responsible for more than 3300 cyberattacks between 2015 and 2016. Now repentant, the former hacker testifies about the time when he made headlines by blocking the websites of the Prime ...
moreCyberattacks: DownSec and the Invisible Threat The Investigation Duty team met with "Killer," a member of the DownSec collective. This group of hackers is responsible for more than 3300 cyberattacks between 2015 and 2016. Now repentant, the former hacker testifies about the time when he made headlines by blocking the websites of the Prime Minister, the Senate, Tax-on-web, as well as Belfius, Axa, and Fortis.
Failure to Assist Ciena, 3 Months Old, Yet in Danger For Ennio, Ciena's father, there is no doubt: his three-and-a-half-month-old baby died at daycare because she was forgotten in her crib. At the time, the devastated parents wanted to show us the evidence they had patiently collected to support their claims. They were engaged in a fierce battle to uncover the truth about their child's last moments. We accompanied Ciena's parents during the reconstruction of events.
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Women under Control This is the story of Emine, Valérie, Fatma, and Lucie... They died at the hands of their partner or stepson. Their "fault" was simply being women. Could the deaths of these 4 women have been prevented? Does the Belgian state, justice system, and police bear any responsibility?
Justice Will Be Served Ali Chababe suddenly ...
moreWomen under Control This is the story of Emine, Valérie, Fatma, and Lucie... They died at the hands of their partner or stepson. Their "fault" was simply being women. Could the deaths of these 4 women have been prevented? Does the Belgian state, justice system, and police bear any responsibility?
Justice Will Be Served Ali Chababe suddenly disappears one evening in September 2017, in the Aywaille Valley, in the Liège region. His brother Larbi is convinced that Ali has been killed. In the apartment, he finds his wallet with all his papers, and in his room, a few drops of blood. Since the police does not seem to take the case seriously, Larbi decides to conduct his own investigation, even if it means encroaching on the investigators' territory. That day, he threatens the investigators to take justice into his own hands if the police don't arrest them. Is Larbi Chababe a time bomb? What will the courts do?
lessJustice: Shall We Close? / Chronicle of a Foretold Shipwreck / It Was Judged Near You
Justice: Shall We Close? Luc, Christophe, David, Dimitri... They are litigants or lawyers, awaiting a decision or arbitration from the justice system. But because it's overwhelmed, because it's becoming increasingly expensive, they have thrown in the towel or are starting to lose patience.
Chronicle of a Foretold Shipwreck Just like the Namur ...
moreJustice: Shall We Close? Luc, Christophe, David, Dimitri... They are litigants or lawyers, awaiting a decision or arbitration from the justice system. But because it's overwhelmed, because it's becoming increasingly expensive, they have thrown in the towel or are starting to lose patience.
Chronicle of a Foretold Shipwreck Just like the Namur Courthouse, which had to close its doors for several weeks, our justice system is taking on water... For over three years, following the extensive reform by Minister of Justice Koen Geens, our magistrates came out of their palaces and courtrooms to shout their indignation!
It Was Judged Near You It's called local justice... It presents itself as a justice of peace. But what reality lies behind these words that sound like promises? To find out, we shared the daily life of Fabienne Denoncin. For 18 years, she has been the embodiment of this justice in Châtelet, about ten kilometers from Charleroi.
lessThe Terrible Revenge of Nathan Duponcheel / Too Suspicious to Be Honest...
The Terrible Revenge of Nathan Duponcheel Duty to Investigate tells the story of a face-to-face confrontation between a murderer and the family of his victim. The murderer's name is Nathan Duponcheel, a young man barely 18 years old. His victim is Alfred Gadenne, the mayor of Mouscron. Two years later, on September 23, 2019, Nathan Duponcheel's ...
moreThe Terrible Revenge of Nathan Duponcheel Duty to Investigate tells the story of a face-to-face confrontation between a murderer and the family of his victim. The murderer's name is Nathan Duponcheel, a young man barely 18 years old. His victim is Alfred Gadenne, the mayor of Mouscron. Two years later, on September 23, 2019, Nathan Duponcheel's trial opens before the Assize Court of Mons. This case is indeed an absurd tragedy, a huge waste. By killing Alfred Gadenne, Nathan Duponcheel sought to avenge his father, Olivier. How could Nathan Duponcheel have made such a mistake?
Too Suspicious to Be Honest... We'll call him Jean-Pierre. In his forties, a small entrepreneur, owner of a building he rents out. He is Mr. Everyman, it's you or your neighbor. But one summer day in 2018, discovering only as the hours pass, horrified, what is happening to him, he will without understanding anything, be handcuffed, detained, interrogated multiple times, and thrown in jail.
lessMawda: Trivial Incident or State Affair? / On the Trail of Dishonest Syndics
Mawda: Trivial Incident or State Affair? Was it just a trivial incident or a state affair? What really happened on the E42, this highway that some of us use every day? Some talk of conspiracy, others deny it. Devoir d'enquête tried to shed light on the matter. Is it the police, the politicians? Could such a tragedy happen again today? As the ...
moreMawda: Trivial Incident or State Affair? Was it just a trivial incident or a state affair? What really happened on the E42, this highway that some of us use every day? Some talk of conspiracy, others deny it. Devoir d'enquête tried to shed light on the matter. Is it the police, the politicians? Could such a tragedy happen again today? As the investigation comes to a close, frontline police officers throw a real spanner in the works of this investigation.
On the Trail of Dishonest Syndics In this Investigation Duty, our team met with small property owners in conflict with their syndic, sometimes for nearly 10 years. Questionable accounting, embezzlement, some syndics go off track, often out of incompetence, sometimes out of dishonesty. But a handful of reluctant co-owners are resisting. They have embarked on a crusade against these unscrupulous syndics.
lessWhy Didn't Anyone Save Laura? / Protect Me If You Can...
Why Didn't Anyone Save Laura? It's the heartbreaking story of Laura, a 19-year-old girl in search of truth. She and her 3 younger siblings lived through hell. For years, they were abused by their parents in their family chalet, located in Erezée, near Marche-En-Famenne. In October 2012, Laura was 12 years old when she ended the terrible ordeal ...
moreWhy Didn't Anyone Save Laura? It's the heartbreaking story of Laura, a 19-year-old girl in search of truth. She and her 3 younger siblings lived through hell. For years, they were abused by their parents in their family chalet, located in Erezée, near Marche-En-Famenne. In October 2012, Laura was 12 years old when she ended the terrible ordeal through her revelations. Her parents were sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Protect Me If You Can... She is a youth judge. He is a teenager, just a few months away from his majority. For years, he was a child and then a young person in need of rescue; now he is under close surveillance. From a distance, she and he engage in the difficult game of "protect me if you can" in front of the camera, a fragile face-to-face, like the one experienced by thousands of children or teenagers today under the radar of youth protection.
lessWho is Mehdi Nemmouche? / Confessions of a Gangster
Who is Mehdi Nemmouche? Attack on the Jewish Museum: Who is Mehdi Nemmouche? On May 24, 2014, it was a true massacre. 4 people were coldly executed at the Jewish Museum in Brussels. Everyone thought it was an anti-Semitic act. The work of a lone wolf. How could he have escaped the radar? With unpublished photos and documents, Investigation Duty ...
moreWho is Mehdi Nemmouche? Attack on the Jewish Museum: Who is Mehdi Nemmouche? On May 24, 2014, it was a true massacre. 4 people were coldly executed at the Jewish Museum in Brussels. Everyone thought it was an anti-Semitic act. The work of a lone wolf. How could he have escaped the radar? With unpublished photos and documents, Investigation Duty reveals the highlights of the investigation.
Shoot on Sight: Confessions of a Gangster Our team met an extraordinary character. His name is Jean-Claude Deffet. He is an old-fashioned gangster whose life is worthy of a detective story or a film noir from the 1960s. Now "retired," this man has agreed to revisit his criminal career, without taboos.
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Sophie, Coline, and Maria Paola were adopted by Belgian families 30 years ago. Yet today, they are convinced that they were sold and exported like mere commodities to Belgium. So, are their adoption files fake? Who could have falsified them? Who are the responsible parties? All three arrived through the same Belgian adoption association: Hacer ...
moreSophie, Coline, and Maria Paola were adopted by Belgian families 30 years ago. Yet today, they are convinced that they were sold and exported like mere commodities to Belgium. So, are their adoption files fake? Who could have falsified them? Who are the responsible parties? All three arrived through the same Belgian adoption association: Hacer Puente. Today, this association is in the crosshairs of Belgian justice.
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