This appears to be an additional detail in a legal procedure that promises to be long and complex.
But this decision will allow the victims of the rue de Tivoli in Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône), these residents who, last April, suffered material damage when their building collapsed after an explosion, to be taken into account. accounted for by justice.
At the end of the investigation, they will be able to claim compensation.
On the night of April 8 to 9, 2023, the collapse of a building at 17, rue de Tivoli, cost the lives of eight people, led to the fall of part of two other buildings and displaced several hundred residents. .
On April 29, 2023, a judicial investigation was opened against X for homicide and involuntary injuries.
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Since then, the judicial authorities have been contacted by several residents who have suffered “material consequences, particularly real estate”, indicates the public prosecutor of Marseille.
In a supplementary indictment taken on January 18, Nicolas Bessone extends the power of investigating judges by allowing them to investigate for “destruction, damage, involuntary deterioration by explosion or fire”, indicates the magistrate in a press release.
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“This extension of referral allows investigating judges to now receive as civil parties plaintiffs who have suffered material damage directly linked to the facts,” explains the public prosecutor.