Paul Vanden Boeynants
 Paul Vanden Boeynants    (politician, fraudster) | |
|---|---|
 In 1966 | |
| Born | 1919-05-22 Forest, Belgium |
| Died | 2001-01-09 (Age 81) Aalst, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Party | Humanist Democratic Centre |
Paul Vanden Boeynants was a politician who was Prime Minister of Belgium.
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Career
His chef de cabinet was Le Cercle member, Nicholas de Kerchove.
Fraud
He was convicted in 1986 of fraud and tax evasion. He was sentenced to three years' probation.[1] This prevented him from pursuing mayoral aspirations in Brussels. He underwent a political rehabilitation during the early 1990s.
Kidnapping
Vanden Boeynants was kidnapped on 14 January 1989, reportedly by members of the Haemers criminal gang.[2] Three days later, the criminals published a note in the leading Brussels newspaper Le Soir, demanding 30 million Belgian francs in ransom. Vanden Boeynants was released unharmed a month later, on 13 February, when an undisclosed ransom was paid to the perpetrators. Patrick Haemers, the head of the gang, later committed suicide in prison,[3] whereas two members of his gang managed to escape from the St-Gillis Prison in 1993.
References
- ↑ "In memoriam", De Standaard, 9 January 2001
- ↑ Dick Leonard (16 January 2001) Paul Vanden Boeynants. The Independent, Retrieved 3 April 2011
- ↑ Death sentence for gangsters. The Independent, 30 January 1994, Retrieved 3 April 2011
