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Belgium is probably the only country in the world where no amnesty was declared for the Second World War. The main reason for this is that Walloon politicians see it as a means to show their power over the Flemish.
The repression following the liberation of Belgium not only turned against those collaborating with the German oppressor, but also against innocent pro-Flemish, like for example Irma Laplasse and Leo Vindevoghel . At their bogus trials, false declarations were often accepted as key evidence to sentence them to capital punishment.