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He will also have to pay compensation to the three children of the couple who died and to the barbershop employee who witnessed the crime.
Seventy-five victims of sexual abuse were interviewed as part of claims for financial compensation.
After five years, and with 84 cases validated for compensation awards, hundreds continue to criticise the reparation process.
After hearing the statements, the court had no doubt that the man was guilty. He must also pay the victims €10,000 in compensation and is prohibited from contacting them for two years after his release.
A GNR officer was sentenced to 13 years in prison for defrauding elderly people, but the victims received little or nothing.
CEP justifies failure to meet the 2025 deadline by citing the volume of requests and logistical difficulties. 95 requests have been received and 66 assessments are already under review by the commission.
The GNR concluded there was a “causal link between the risk inherent to the police or security function and the death of the officer” who was rammed by a speedboat tied to drug trafficking.
