Belgian politicians would rather risk treason charges than trust engineers

Belgian politicians are choosing to rely on U.S. tech companies for critical government IT services despite geopolitical risks, rather than trust their own engineers—a decision the author suggests could expose them to treason charges under new Criminal Code provisions if this dependency becomes problematic. The author argues this reflects politicians' fear of empowering local IT personnel with access to sensitive communications more than their concern about U.S. government access to that same data. This paradox highlights how political distrust of domestic experts has created vulnerabilities that officials are willing to gamble with.