“The father of the victims of terrorism want to get HD-review”
“A terrorist attack violates not only the direct victims, but also their relatives.”
“so says the father to the eleven-year-old girl who was killed in the attack on the Drottninggatan shopping street, which now wants the Supreme court examines the issue of who should have the right to compensation for violation.”
“in the Past, both the county and the court of appeal said no.”
“– It feels like Sweden has kept pace with this new situation with terrorist offences. It is directed against the state, but it is the citizens who pay the highest price. It is not the same as other crimes, says lawyer Thomas Bodström.”
“He represents the father to elvaåringen that was one of the five people who were killed when the terrorist Rakhmat Akilov drove a truck along with the Drottninggatan shopping street on april 7, 2017. When the trial of Akilov was launched the following year, it was revealed that the relatives of the victims had a unique claim for damages.”
“in Addition to the compensation for mental suffering as a related party has the right to required the also 150 000 sek in compensation for violation – something that usually only the direct victim of a crime. But the relatives and their lawyers believed that one can see terrorbrottet that is directed against a broader group than ”
“But the district court disagreed, and rejected the request. Elvaåringens father appealed, then skadeståndsfrågan to the Svea court of appeal, which also stated that he did not have the right to compensation for violation. Now to appeal, he is this to the Supreme court, which now must consider whether the target should be given leave to appeal or not.”
“– He has been the victim of a serious violation, in addition to the damage and sorrow. He has also had to pay the price for the attack on the Swedish government. In this way, it is a particular violation, and then it should also the Swedish government to reciprocate it, ” says Thomas Bodström.”
“Any developments in connection with the terror attack has also affected the father and made in violation of the much larger, he asserts.”
“– He can’t sit on a bus, he can’t move anywhere in central Stockholm, but to be reminded of what happened to his daughter.”
“Thomas Bodström believes that there is space in the Swedish law to give his client the right to compensation for violation. He refers inter alia to an EU-directive, as implemented in Swedish law, which just include the relatives of people killed in the terrorist attack to the circuit of the victims.”
“Other countries in the EU have also come to a point when it comes to support for terrordrabbade and their relatives,” he points out.”
“– If this is refused by the HD, it must revise legislation, for it is not reasonable that it should be so great a difference between Sweden and other countries within the EU, ” he says.”
“Akilov during the process, opposed the relatives’ right to compensation for violation, with reference to the practice.”
“the Father has also chosen to appeal the decision of the court concerning damages for mental suffering, and calls for sek 150 000 instead of the 100 000 that the court of appeal gave him the right to.”
“the Clock 14.53 7 april 2017 came the alarm that a truck running into people on Drottninggatan shopping street in central Stockholm, and then crashed into the department store, Åhléns. Five people were killed and a dozen injured.”
“In January of the following year was charged with the offender Rakhmat Akilov at the Stockholm district court. It sentenced him in June as guilty of terrorist offences by five murders and allmänfarlig destruction. He also was sentenced for attempt to commit a terrorist offence by 119 attempted homicide and 24 cases of induction of danger for another. The penalty was life in prison and lifetime expulsion.”
“Neither the prosecutor or Akilov judgment under appeal. However, was appealed skadeståndsdelen of the father to the eleven-year-old girl who was killed. In January the Svea court of appeal giving him the right to a higher compensation, sek 100 000, instead of the earlier decided 60 000 sek for mental suffering.”
