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| One of Belgium’s top football TV presenters has been charged with armed robbery during a raid in an affluent Brussels satellite town, prosecutors said Wednesday. | One of Belgium’s top football TV presenters has been charged with armed robbery during a raid in an affluent Brussels satellite town, prosecutors said Wednesday. |
| Stephane Pauwels, who has hosted shows for Belgian and French television, was arrested in a major police probe. | Stephane Pauwels, who has hosted shows for Belgian and French television, was arrested in a major police probe. |
| Pauwels is suspected of “armed robbery with a firearm, at night, as part of a gang”, federal prosecutor’s spokeswoman Wenke Roggen told AFP. | Pauwels is suspected of “armed robbery with a firearm, at night, as part of a gang”, federal prosecutor’s spokeswoman Wenke Roggen told AFP. |
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| The raid took place in the wealthy town of Lasne, south of Brussels, in 2017, and was described by media as a “home invasion”. | The raid took place in the wealthy town of Lasne, south of Brussels, in 2017, and was described by media as a “home invasion”. |
| The arrest is part of an investigation launched several months ago into armed robberies, burglaries and drug dealing, Roggen said, with five people currently in custody. | The arrest is part of an investigation launched several months ago into armed robberies, burglaries and drug dealing, Roggen said, with five people currently in custody. |
| Pauwels was detained in the southern city of Mons on Tuesday and on Wednesday appeared before a judge who charged him and granted conditional bail. | Pauwels was detained in the southern city of Mons on Tuesday and on Wednesday appeared before a judge who charged him and granted conditional bail. |
| The 50-year-old is a presenter on Belgium’s RTL-TVI channel – the country’s leading private broadcaster – and is also known in France for hosting football programmes on several stations. | The 50-year-old is a presenter on Belgium’s RTL-TVI channel – the country’s leading private broadcaster – and is also known in France for hosting football programmes on several stations. |
| As well as football, Pauwels also hosts a show on RTL-TVI called “Storms of Life”, telling tales of dramatic ordeals faced by celebrities and ordinary people. | As well as football, Pauwels also hosts a show on RTL-TVI called “Storms of Life”, telling tales of dramatic ordeals faced by celebrities and ordinary people. |
| “Life is full of unexpected turns. For some it can be particularly difficult, taking them in an instant from happiness to hardship,” the show’s website said. | “Life is full of unexpected turns. For some it can be particularly difficult, taking them in an instant from happiness to hardship,” the show’s website said. |
| Parent company RTL Belgium announced that Pauwels was suspended with immediate effect. | Parent company RTL Belgium announced that Pauwels was suspended with immediate effect. |
| “The management of RTL Belgium strongly hopes that clarity can be brought as quickly as possible to this affair,” it said in a statement carried by news channel RTL Info. | “The management of RTL Belgium strongly hopes that clarity can be brought as quickly as possible to this affair,” it said in a statement carried by news channel RTL Info. |
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