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Vooruit.brussels wants the planned memorial stone for 11-year-old Fabian in Elisabeth Park in Ganshoren to go ahead. The idea came from the non-profit organisation Heroes for Zero and GC De Platoo, but was rejected by Leefmilieu Brussel and the responsible minister Alain Maron (Ecolo). He says he wants to talk to Fabian's family, but emphasised during the plenary meeting in the Brussels parliament that no monument could be built. \u201cI can't understand this,\u201d reacts Brussels MP Ilyas Mouani (Vooruit.brussels) indignantly.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The death of 11-year-old Fabian from Brussels, who was hit by a police van in June, sent shockwaves through Brussels and beyond. As the devastation surrounding the incident is still significant, the associations Heroes for Zero and Gemeenschapscentrum De Platoo asked Leefmilieu Brussel for a permanent memorial in Elisabeth Park in Ganshoren, where the boy lost his life. However, Leefmilieu Brussel and the responsible minister for the environment, Alain Maron (Ecolo), refused. \u201cWe prefer discreet and symbolic forms of tribute, such as planting a \u2018remarkable\u2019 tree,\u201d the minister also emphasised in parliament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ilyas Mouani, Brussels Member of Parliament for <\/strong><\/em>Vooruit.brussels<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, reacts with complete bewilderment at that decision. <\/strong><\/em>\u201cI can't get my head around that,\u201d he says. \u201cThe regional parks are full of memorial stones, like the Obelisk for Human Rights in Tour & Taxis park, for example. In Schaarbeek, a memorial stone was placed where De Standaard journalist Stephanie Vanbraekel was run over. A bus stop was named after Mehdi. But for an 11-year-old child who tragically died... we plant a tree. In a park.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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According to Mouani, this indicates a clear difference between word and deed: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cFollowing Fabian's death, we were all outraged,\u201d he continues. \u201cThe minister and his party too. But a permanent memorial apparently is too much to ask. Everyone still remembers Fabian, and the grief we collectively felt after his death. There is a definite need for a permanent place where relatives can mourn.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"featured_media":4274,"template":"","categories":[],"class_list":["post-4465","nieuws","type-nieuws","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nVooruit.brussels wil dat gedenksteen voor verongelukte Fabian er komt - Vooruit.brussels<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/vooruit.brussels\/en\/news\/vooruit-brussels-wants-the-memorial-stone-for-the-deceased-fabian-to-be-installed\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Vooruit.brussels wil dat gedenksteen voor verongelukte Fabian er komt - Vooruit.brussels\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Vooruit.brussels wil dat de geplande gedenksteen voor de 11-jarige Fabian in het Elisabethpark in Ganshoren er komt. 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