Belgium has mobilised the military to assist in prisons where guards have been on strike for over two weeks.<br /><br /> Police and the Red Cross had been staffing the jails, after guards walked out in protest at what they say is dangerously-low staffing following budget cuts.<br /><br /> Stretched thin, three of the largest facilities have received some relief. Two of the prisons are located in Brussels and one in Liège.<br /><br /> #Belgium: Prisons in Revolt, the State sends the army insidehttps://t.co/XslE9Y1ny2 pic.twitter.com/1DEPEcvDhe— Insurrection News (@InsurrectNews) May 10, 2016<br /><br /> Colonel Jean-Louis Crucifix was deployed to the Liège facility.<br /><br /> “The fact that defence is intervening in a social matter is causing a problem and taking the place of real social dialogue,” he told a reporter.<br /><br /> When asked “Isn’t it its role?” he responded “In principle, no.”<br /><br /> Matters are at a stalemate, with guards rejecting the Justice Ministry’s proposal to recruit 405 new officers this year. Union leaders say the offer w
