Politics

Belgian police officers demand better uniforms. Reason? It is difficult to go to the toilet.

"It's not reasonable that it should take five minutes to get rid of everything from a baton to a stun gun just to relieve oneself," said police officer Olivia Aarse. "I have three colleagues who accidentally sprayed themselves with tear gas when they tried to take off their pants a little too quickly. That's not acceptable."

The issue of new uniforms has been debated for a couple of years but has now become so infected that the national union of Belgian Police is threatening to strike if new uniforms are not produced. TTN will follow the development.