6.1 Federal Government Tigerkidnapping falls under the shared authority of the Ministry of Interior (http://www.ibz.be/) (Federal and Local Police for the operational investigation and prevention) and the Ministry of Justice (http://just.fgov.be/) (Investigative judge and prosecutor for the prosecution). Tigerkidnapping is considered a priority for the respective ministries and both provide their support and resources to prevent Tigerkidnappings and assign the required resources to identify and arrest the perpetrators.
6.2 Federal Police Within the Federal Police the directorate DGJ/DJB “Fight crime against goods”, to include its section in Antwerp (http://www.srp.be/federale-politie/algemene-directie-gerechtelijke-politie/directie-bestrijding-criminaliteit-tegengoederen/index.html) is mandated and specialized in the analysis of tigerkidnappings. The Federal Police, the Local Police of Antwerp and the AWDC have organized several meetings about tigerkidnapping.
6.3 Public Prosecution Office in Antwerp The Investigative Judge and the Prosecutor’s office in Antwerp (http://www.pers-gerecht.be/document.php?document_id=81) are the judicial authority leading and investigating the circumstances related to the tigerkidnappings.
6.4 Province of Antwerp On the regional level the Province of Antwerp (http://www.provant.be/) is also actively involved in the prevention of tigerkidnapping. Amongst other things by frequently organizing awareness sessions about “residential security” related to the threat of tigerkidnapping. The Province, the City of Antwerp, the Local Police of Antwerp and the AWDC are working closely together on this specific topic.
6.5 City of Antwerp On a local,strategic and operational level the City of Antwerp (http://www.antwerpen.be/), and more specifically the Division “Actieve Stad”, works closely together with the Province, the Local Police of Antwerp and the AWDC in the areas of economy, security, infrastructure, environment.
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