Belgian councilor to serve ER penance after 112 traffic violations

Alain Yzermans, a councilor in Houthalen-Helchteren, apologized for 112 traffic fines and will spend a day in a Genk hospital ER as penance. The controversy involves his use of parliamentary immunity, which he has now addressed publicly. This is a local political scandal with reputational implications, not a market-moving event.