Victims of terrorist attacks in our country can turn to a special committee for financial aid for medical and other costs. They only have to submit that application within a period of three years from the publication of the Royal Decree recognizing the actual event as an act of terrorism. Before the attacks in Zaventem and Maalbeek on March 22, 2016, this happened on March 17, 2017, causing the last ten to be in by March 18, 2020.

The mother of a victim of the attack on the metro in Maalbeek invokes her request on March 26 of that year, 8 days late. The committee request request for a reason on its appeal

There is in fact a violation of the principles of equality and non-discrimination in the Constitution. This is because of falling acts of violence that do not come under the heading of terror, also have a period of three years to apply for financial aid, only they must first try to obtain compensation through the courts and the period of three years only starts after that. proceeding.

There is no such provision for terrorist victims, but this also means that the term cannot be extended if compensation is first sought through judicial channels, the Court of Appeal stated. That in many cases the perpetrators do not even receive help before the applications for financial assistance are closed.

In the case of the terrorist attacks of March 22, 2016, the process has been delayed for years. The assize process will start in October this year and will probably take between 6 and 9 months.