Nice attack: government promises to compensate victims – Le Figaro

Secretary of State for victim assistance, Juliette Méadel visited this afternoon at the reception center for victims of the attack of 14 July.

from our special correspondent in Nice,

Secretary of State for victim assistance Juliette Méadel was in Nice this afternoon. Around 18:30, she went to the Mediterranean University Centre (CUM) turned into a reception center for victims of the attack of 14 July. She exchanged with the staff of the Red Cross which manages the center. “I came to be with the families, to ensure their good catch in health, psychological,” she said, visibly moved.

Juliette Méadel has paid tribute to “all state services, local, firefighters, civil protection, associations dedicated to the task.” “Some have not slept for more 48h, “she said.

It has not established a new record, nor give any details on the identification of victims, leaving this to the prosecutor and the prosecutor Molins. “For identification, the time is long, it’s cruel but necessary. It is a scientific process that does not suffer approximation. She promised to “monitor the situation of victims and their families over time.”

Compensation by Guarantee Fund for the victims of acts of terrorism and other offenses (FGTI) will be resolved in two stages: the payment of a provision in the coming weeks, then followed by full compensation for damage suffered. “The state will compensate victims for the harm of terrorist attack”, that damage can extend “shocked victims, witnesses traumatized.” In a statement to AFP at the end of the day, Juliette Méadel, said the first compensation could be paid from “the end of next week.”