Front de la Jeunesse (Belgium)
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The Front de la Jeunesse (FJ) was a Belgian
private militia
. It was founded in 1973 by members of one of the so-called NEM-Clubs, situated around the Nouvel Europe Magazine.
A French-Algerian man was killed on December 4 in Brussels by members of the Front de la jeunesse. This killing provoked a huge antiracist demonstration in Brussels and the Justice Minister introduced before the Parliament a project of law against racism, adopted a few months later.
The organization was disbanded in 1983, when a large portion of its members were convicted for being part of a private militia. Some members of the FJ helped create the neo-Nazi organization Westland New Post
in 1981.
In July 1981, members of the FJ set fire to the publishing building behind the Pour magazine, after the magazine revealed some information about the internal structures of FJ.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
private militia
Gang
A gang is a group of people who, through the organization, formation, and establishment of an assemblage, share a common identity. In current usage it typically denotes a criminal organization or else a criminal affiliation. In early usage, the word gang referred to a group of workmen...
. It was founded in 1973 by members of one of the so-called NEM-Clubs, situated around the Nouvel Europe Magazine.
A French-Algerian man was killed on December 4 in Brussels by members of the Front de la jeunesse. This killing provoked a huge antiracist demonstration in Brussels and the Justice Minister introduced before the Parliament a project of law against racism, adopted a few months later.
The organization was disbanded in 1983, when a large portion of its members were convicted for being part of a private militia. Some members of the FJ helped create the neo-Nazi organization Westland New Post
Westland New Post
Westland New Post was a Belgian extreme right-wing organization founded in March 1981 by Paul Latinus and members of the Front de la Jeunesse...
in 1981.
In July 1981, members of the FJ set fire to the publishing building behind the Pour magazine, after the magazine revealed some information about the internal structures of FJ.