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Belgium charges Scientologists with extortion

September 5, 2007 - 10:40AM
Belgian prosecutors today accused the Church of Scientology 
of extortion, fraud and other crimes and sought to bring it 
and key members to trial.

Federal prosecutors said they were 
charging the church in Belgium, its European office in Brussels 
and 12 members with offences including the illegal practice of 
medicine and breaches of commercial practices.

Prosecutors 
were also considering whether the church should be considered 
a criminal organisation after an investigation prompted by 
complaints 10 years ago.

A prosecution spokeswoman declined 
to give specific details.

A court will initially examine the 
case and determine whether to send it to trial. It should rule 
in October or November.

The Church of Scientology said Belgian 
prosecutors had been using the media to damage its reputation 
over the past 10 years and yet had been unable to bring the issue 
to a court.

"As a consequence, this created a climate of 
intolerance and discrimination in Belgian society about the 
Church of Scientology and Scientologists," it said in a statement, 
adding it was seeking legal advice.

In April, the European Court 
of Human Rights ruled against Russia for repeatedly refusing to 
recognise Moscow's Church of Scientology.

Belgian prosecutors 
said they were not seeking to have the church banned in Belgium, 
but intended to pursue it and members over certain activities.
Several European countries have refused to register the group 
formed by science-fiction writer L Ron Hubbard, as a church. Reuters