By Ioanna Mandrou
Four years after deadly fire in Mati with the million dead, public bodies against whom victims have turned to compensation, were not ready resulting in the trial was adjourned.
The request of relatives of victims and survivors of the deadly fire, A total of 27 people have appealed to the Administrative Courts, asking to be compensated by public bodies, was to be heard in the Three-Member Administrative Court of First Instance of Athens. Eventually the trial did not take place as so the Fire Department as well as the accused municipalities Pikermiou, Marathon and Pentelis stated through their legal representatives that they are not ready and therefore did not file.
The lawsuit of 27 is the first of many that will follow with claims for compensation for those who lost their lives or were injured by the flame of fire. With the lawsuit responsibilities are attributed to public bodies for a series of omissions or criminal negligencewhile the total amount of damages claimed in the first action, amounts to EUR 8.5 million.
The claim for compensation of the victims of the deadly fire in Mati is the most basic parameter, apart from that of the search and the performance of criminal responsibilities, as the victims, their relatives and the survivors, for reasons of moral justification are entitled to compensation by the competent state bodies.
However, in order for the claim for damages to remain alive and to be able to thrive in court, It is crucial that the criminal proceedings in the criminal part proceed as wellso that there is no statute of limitations for any criminal liability, which will “weaken” the claim of the victims for compensation and possibly cancel it.
If this happens, something that no one wishes for, the burden on justice but also on the state will be so heavy that it will be difficult to manage, with so many victims, so much disaster and so many burnt people.
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