{"id":192109,"date":"2026-08-21T10:16:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T08:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=192109"},"modified":"2026-08-21T11:23:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T09:23:52","slug":"minister-disputes-claims-of-understaffed-de-lijn-safety-unit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2026\/08\/21\/minister-disputes-claims-of-understaffed-de-lijn-safety-unit\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister weerlegt beweringen over personeelstekort bij de veiligheidsafdeling van De Lijn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Het aantal deskundigen op het gebied van sociale veiligheid bij de Vlaamse openbaarvervoersmaatschappij De Lijn is sinds 2019 gehalveerd, van zes naar drie. Volgens de vakbond ACV en verschillende leden van het Vlaams Parlement is dit aantal voldoende om jaarlijks meer dan 2.000 gevallen van agressie af te handelen, slachtoffers te begeleiden, bewakingsbeelden te bekijken en samen te werken met de politie en justitie.<\/p><p>De Vlaamse minister van Mobiliteit, Annick De Ridder (N-VA), betwist de cijfers en zegt dat er nu meer mensen dan voorheen bezig zijn met het analyseren van die beelden.<\/p><div class=\"leaky_paywall_message_wrap\"><div id=\"leaky_paywall_message\">Deze inhoud is gearchiveerd. <a href=\"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/subscription\/\">Inloggen of abonneren<\/a> tot een niveau dat toegang heeft tot gearchiveerde inhoud.<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The number of social safety experts at the Flemish public transportation company De Lijn has been cut in half since 2019, from six to three. 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According to the ACV union and several members of the Flemish Parliament, this number is sufficient to handle more than 2,000 cases of aggression annually, support victims, review surveillance footage, and collaborate with law enforcement and the judicial system.Flemish Minister of Mobility Annick De Ridder (N-VA) disputes the figures and says there are more people than before working to analyze that footage.This content has been archived. 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