Gang of Nivelles murders: who is Robert Beijer? | VRT NWS: news

Former Belgian gendarme Robert Beijer has been arrested in Thailand. His papers are not in order. The former state police officer earlier served a 14-year jail sentence in Belgium following a conviction for murder and robbery. In the past he has been repeatedly linked to the crimes of the Gang of Nivelles, an organised crime unit held responsible for a spate of attacks in which 28 people died in the Eighties. Beijer’s arrest now has triggered fresh hopes the mystery of the Gang of Nivelles will