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Guillaume Meurice stopped by police during night in Liège
French comedian Guillaume Meurice was stopped by police outside a games bar in Liège, Belgium, at about 2 a.m.
on Sunday, October 18.
Police said he approached officers with a mocking attitude as they checked another person’s identity and refused repeated requests to move away.
Meurice said he came over to watch officers detain a man, stepped back when asked, and made a joke to an officer.
Officers moved him aside, searched him and checked his wallet, then told him to leave the area; police said they did not know he was a comedian and treated him like anyone else.
Meurice and police disagree about his conduct before the check.
He also said he saw a woman pushed to the ground and taken away by officers, which he described as the real violence of the night.
Police say several checks took place outside the bar, and that officers were insulted and had beer glasses thrown at them; they did not attribute those acts to Meurice.
French humorist and Radio Nova columnist Guillaume Meurice was stopped by police in Liège, Belgium, at about 2 a.m. on Sunday, 18 October 2026.
The police said he approached officers with a mocking attitude during an identity check and refused several requests to move away.
Meurice said he had come closer to observe officers stopping a man, then stepped back when asked and made a humorous remark.
He described his own search and identity check as unpleasant, and said he saw a woman pushed to the ground and taken away by police.
- Who
- Guillaume Meurice, a French humorist and Radio Nova columnist, was stopped by police.
- What
- Police moved him aside, checked him and asked him to leave the Carré. He described the check as unpleasant.
- When
- Around 2 a.m. on Sunday, 18 October 2026.
- Where
- Outside a gaming bar in the Carré, a pedestrian area in central Liège, Belgium.
- Why
- Police said he approached officers with a mocking attitude during an identity check and refused requests to move away. Meurice said he approached to observe the officers and then stepped back when asked.
Liège police
Guillaume Meurice
Approach to officers
Liège police
Police said Meurice approached with a mocking attitude while officers were conducting an identity check.
Guillaume Meurice
Meurice said he came closer to observe officers stopping a man and stepped back when asked.
Response to requests
Liège police
Police said he refused several requests to move away.
Guillaume Meurice
Meurice said he moved back when asked and made a humorous remark to an officer.
Police carried out several checks outside a gaming bar in the Carré in Liège.
Officers checked Meurice and asked him to leave the Carré.
Meurice described the incident and shared a photo of himself during the police check on Facebook.
- Person
- Guillaume Meurice
- Location
- Carré, central Liège, Belgium
- Time
- Around 2 a.m. on 18 October 2026
- Police explanation
- Officers said Meurice approached with a mocking attitude and refused requests to move away
- Meurice’s account
- He said he stepped back when asked and made a humorous remark
- Report of force
- Meurice said he saw a woman pushed to the ground and taken away by police
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What people are saying
I tried Belgian police for you. They’re no better than ours.
I offended them.
That was the real violence yesterday, not so much my check.
like any other individual