The 28-year-old man has obtained authorities the promise of not being renewed at the border before receiving his gain. It remains to prove his identity.
Le Monde with AFP
A 28-year-old Algerian with illegal battle for several days with the Belgian national lottery to recover the 250,000 euros that it has won a scraping game. “My client […] has no paper and has no bank account either,” said April 15, his lawyer, Alexander Verstraete, “we are looking for these documents that will prove his Identity, it will have to contact his family in Algeria “.
The winning ticket is currently in the hands of justice in Bruges (North). Three friends of the player had tried in vain to recover money for him, what earned them to be suspected of flights and spending a night in police custody last week, “said M e Verstraete. The parquet of Bruges opened an investigation to find the lucky lucky. He was able to disduver his friends by presenting himself to the police with his lawyer, but he must now prove his own faith.
The winning ticket was bought a few weeks ago in Zeebrugs, Belgian port city which is a popular destination of migrants trying to clandestinely joined England hidden in trucks or containers.
” In the hands of the parquet “
According to M e Verstraete, his client, who does not intend to seek asylum to stay in Belgium (he does not come from a country at war), got Belgian authorities The promise not to be renewed at the border before receiving its gain.
This gain is the “jackpot” of a scratch ticket from the “cash” range sold 5 euros and offers “a chance on 3.69” to recover its bet, according to the site of the lottery national. It is forbidden to the trader who sold the ticket to give such cash gain. For any “batch” greater than 100,000 euros, the point of sale of the ticket systematically returns the winner to the company’s headquarters in Brussels, explained Joke Vermoere, spokesperson for the national lottery.
This is where the three friends of the laureate went on which one claimed to be able to perceive the money on his bank account. “The winner, he did not show up with us, it was not seen, which for the moment blocks the gain procedure”, supported Joke Vermoere, without specifying the conditions or the nature Required documents: “It’s in the hands of the Bruges prosecutor.”