The trial of a man accused of killing four people at the Brussels Jewish Museum was halted briefly as police were summoned to question a juror.
The juror told the court he was approached by a work colleague who claimed to be a witness to the attack, and shared with him an elaborate conspiracy theory involving a senior Belgian minister, the Times of Israel reported.
Judge Laurence Massart declared that the trial’s closing arguments, due to start on Monday, could not begin “under these conditions”.
Judge Massart told the court: “The sixth juror contacted police officials on Friday afternoon to say he met with parties not heard in this trial with whom he discussed the case file.”
