2023-05-18 05:05:39
“We always thought that if we won, many others would follow our example. Now the door is open“this Geert Lenssens, l’avocat des Verstraete dans le Standard.
The Darkwater 3M collective, of which Kurt and Isabelle Verstraete are members, brings together many local residents affected by pollution around the Zwijndrecht site. Others might embark on a similar action.
“It is certain that this decision will make noise and therefore perhaps encourage all the households living around the factory to bring an action themselves before the competent justice of the peace”, confirme Charles-Hubert Born.
The question, which is not addressed by the judge, is who is considered to be a neighbor of the factory. The Verstraete lives 1 km from the factory, but how far might the “neighborhood“. “If this contamination has gone as far as Antwerp, we are talking regarding tens of thousands of households which might be concerned, so it is an interesting question from a legal point of view, but it was not addressed by the judge.”
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