“My family and I were completely forgotten, left behind,” the taxi driver said. “Since October 16, I have not been the same, every day is a fight, and sometimes I wonder how much longer I can last. Life no longer has any meaning. I relive this endless day, and I wonder why no one considers me.”
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Despite his status as a victim of an act of terrorism, “this man is not entitled to compensation for the deep after-effects left by this night of horror”, deplores Life for Brussels. “This injustice does not result from a failure on the part of insurance companies, but rather from a legislative void which, at that time, did not allow adequate compensation for such acts,” she denounces.
The association adds that “one of the Swedish victims, who died in a building and not in the taxi, should therefore not have been covered by insurance, and his family should not have been compensated. Fortunately, she “It was and we are happy about it. But then, why didn’t the taxi driver show so much consideration?” she asks.
