Melchior H. M. J. F. C. Wathelet (born 6 March 1949) is a Belgian politician and member of the Humanist Democratic Centre who served as 4th Minister-President of Wallonia.
[1] Following that, Wathelet served as Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration [nl].
[1] As Justice Minister he had, according to David Canter, "encouraged the early release of many sex offenders" which included Marc Dutroux, a convicted child molester and subsequent serial killer.
[4] This particular release resulted in the European Parliament calling for his resignation as an ECJ judge in 1997.
[5] The European Parliament does not have the right to appoint ECJ judges, and it was the first time that it attempted to influence their selection.