(VRT) The hearing yesterday to deliver the final judgment on the compensation of the victims of the 2016 terrorist attack in Belgium came to an end almost as soon as it had begun. The court chose not to read the 600-page report and opened and closed the hearing in five minutes’ time.
“Extremely frustrated” and “furious” were phrases used by those present at the hearing. “I was rather shocked,” said Philippe Vansteenkiste, a lawyer and director of victims’ rights organisation V-Europe. “There is a complete lack of empathy in the interaction with the victims.”
600-page decision
V-Europe formed in the aftermath of the 22 March 2016 attacks at Brussels Airport and Maalbeek metro station, which killed 32 people and seriously injured some 340 more.
