Belgium
Practice Relating to Rule 68. Precautions while Receiving Parlementaires
Section B. Detention of parlementaires
Belgium’s Field Regulations (1964) provides that a parlementaire can be detained temporarily if he/she has collected information.
Belgium’s Law of War Manual (1983) states: “The commander who receives a parlementaire … may retain him temporarily, if the parlementaire takes unfair advantage of his mission.”