It has been confirmed that on Friday afternoon, Belgium’s transport minister resigned after accusations in relation to security at Brussels Airport, Euronews reports.
Jacqueline Galant quit amid claims she neglected a report that highlighted safety failings at the site, which was the target of IS-inspired suicide bombers on March 22.
Thirty-two people died in bomb attacks at Brussels Airport and the city’s metro.
Belgium’s Palais Royal confirmed the resignation in a brief statement.
Galant was weakened after having denied receiving a report from the European Commission in April 2015, stating there were not sufficient resources to carry out necessary security checks in Belgium’s airports, reportAFP.
She was contradicted by Laurent Ledoux, chief civil servant at Belgium’s transport ministry, who claimed he had alerted Galant about the security failings, but was unable to secure additional funding to correct them.