A quarter supervisor from the Diplomatic Security Service (DSS), which was part of the Secretary of State Security team Marco Rubio, was said to have been arrested by the Belgian authorities in a Brussels hotel last week after a dispute with the hotel staff and a fight with the police who arrived on the scene.
The Washington Examination reported on Tuesday that the DSS staff “behaved irregularly and had become furious”. The incident took place at the Amigo Hotel, according to the report, where the secretary was later during the participation in the meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers.
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The Ministry of States Security (DSS) is responsible for protecting American diplomats and their diplomatic facilities worldwide, as well as investigating offenses such as passports and visa fraud.
According to the report, the person became furious when the hotel staff refused to extend the bar hours. When the staff members, including the night director, tried to convince him to return to his room, the agent became physically conflicting, according to the report.
When the police were called to manage the situation, the agent clashed with several police officers, encouraging them to arrest him.
The veteran of the DSS, whose identity The report did not disclose, served as a main agent in the advanced team in Belgium. This team was responsible for securing the hotel and making final security arrangements in various places in Brussels for the visit of Rubio.
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He was released from custody later the same day after the intervention of the United States Embassy.
Altert contacted the State Department to comment.
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