The elected representatives of the Council of Paris unanimously approved on Monday January 17 the framework agreement for compensation of the victims of the explosion in the rue de Trévise, three years after the tragedy, the first deputy PS Emmanuel Grégoire presenting his "
regret not having managed to go faster
".
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Adopted at the end of an extraordinary meeting which lasted one hour, the agreement, in which the City abounds the fund to the tune of 20 million euros without prejudging a possible judicial condemnation, is "
unpublished on two counts and will set a precedent
,” said PS mayor Anne Hidalgo, criticized by the opposition and the victims for the years that elapsed before this outcome.
“
This is the first time in the history of law (…) that a public authority participates in a dedicated compensation fund
” and “
that a framework agreement is created in a tragedy with potentially (.. .) a plurality of authors
“involved judicially, underlined the candidate of the PS in the presidential election.
4 dead and 66 injured
The town hall of Paris is indicted in the criminal part of the case, like the trustee of 6 rue de Trévise, a building in front of which a very loud explosion caused by a gas leak occurred on January 12, 2019, blowing this street of the 9th arrondissement of the capital and causing 4 deaths, 66 injuries and some 400 affected residents. Emmanuel Grégoire expressed his "
regrets for not having managed to go faster
", evoking a "
form of shame
" vis-à-vis the victims "
to have to justify themselves with legal and administrative arguments
".
“
The City has constantly proclaimed that it did not want to risk seeing its presumption of innocence tainted by a payment prior to the precise designation of each person's responsibilities.
What selfishness!
“, lambasted Rachida Dati, the leader of the opposition LR estimating that the 20 million euros “
Could have been paid almost immediately
”.
“
We presented it on January 9, 2020, this draft framework agreement
,” Delphine Bürkli, mayor (Horizons) of the 9th arrondissement, who became close to the victims, told AFP, expressing her “
relief
”.
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According to the text of which AFP obtained a copy, the contributors to the framework agreement are, in addition to the City and its insurer, those of GRDF, the trustee, the co-ownership and the construction company Fayolle.
Beyond the 20 million matched by the City, “
the funding will be shared between the other contributors
” whose contribution remains confidential.
In case of disagreement of the victim on the final offer of compensation, "
80% of the proposed sum will be paid as an advance
".
Two coordinators will be responsible for supervising the compensation procedures and reporting on their progress.
