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referring to him and former immigration minister Theo
Francken as "rancid" and "fascist." Serlippens subsequently withdrew from the judicial investigation as a result and a new investigating judge was appointed. A fresh appeal made by Van Langenhove to investigate political impartiality in the trial
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November 25, 2020, the judicial investigation was concluded by investigating judge Annemie Serlippens and communicated to the public prosecutor's office. The public prosecutor's office then asked the Chamber of Representatives to refer Van Langenhove to the criminal court. On 21 January 2021 the
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February 2023, Van Langenhove announced in a press conference with Van Grieken that he would resign from the Chamber of Representatives. He stated that his work in parliament had yielded very little and believed activism and social media work would make the greatest difference for the Flemish
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protesters disrupted the event, Van
Langenhove mobilized supporters from an online group to organize further Theo Francken events. Until August 2017 he wrote about migration and integration for the conservative website
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which shared right-wing memes and participated in political demonstrations. An investigation by
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views and engagement in associated actions, culminating in a prison term in 2024 due to incitement to violence.
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groups. In these groups, Verheyden also encountered posts promoting violence, as well as references to
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and weapon law. Van Langenhoven and eight other core members of
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in the 2019 Federal election, and it was later confirmed by
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176:. His notoriety stems from his espousal of
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327:In April 2021, Van Langenhove started a
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715:Tobias Santens (26 May 2019).
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409:Belgian Holocaust denial law
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