"The US ambassador had Belgian police stop our reporting"

Or reworded: "Belgian police stop our reporting simply because some foreign ambassador asked for it"

Yes, BUT...

If, indeed, the park was rented out for a private affair and the person managing that affair asked that someone be removed from the property, then like any case of trespass, it is within the purview of the police to remove that person.

It doesn't make the US look good, but I don't think it reflects poorly on the behavior of the Belgian police.

	▲	mrhottakes 16 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		The Belgian police are the ones following American orders.
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	▲	cassepipe 16 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Could be but I am not sure belgian law is as trigger-happy with the whole trespassing thing. I wouldn't be surprised that lying to the police about someone being a threat in order to remove them form the private event you have invited them to would be a clear cut case

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baq 17 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

yeah this is called 'soft power'

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petesergeant 17 hours ago | parent [-]

I suspect if the Greek embassy had rented a park for an event, and then told diplomatic police that there was someone there they considered an active threat, much the same thing would have happened.

	▲	stackbutterflow 11 hours ago \| parent [-]
		People have forgotten because it feels like eons ago but at the beginning of Trump's first term the Turkish president on a diplomatic visit to the white house sent his goons to beat peaceful American protestors while the American police did nothing to protect Americans.

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