Loss of life of Romain and Margaux in the course of the Rallye du Condroz: “The investigation will final for months”

Renaud Xhonneux, 1st substitute prosecutor for the king of Liège, is accountable for the case. The investigation is ongoing and can due to this fact make it doable to resolve in some way.

At this level, the place is the instruction?

We’re at the moment accumulating knowledge. We should hear many witnesses who naturally got here ahead, view the surveillance cameras, the one which was positioned on the broken automotive and in addition the video recordings taken by folks current on the spot with smartphones. All this should be analyzed. I do know there are variations that differ and that some need solutions. However we can not, for the second, affirm something and that’s the reason we should qualify.

What ought to the investigation decide?

We’re right here in a traditional investigation even when the details are dramatic. Will probably be essential to know if we face an accident or if the duty of the organizer is named into query. All that is conditional for the second. Will probably be vital to find out if the 2 younger folks have been or not in a spot prohibited to the general public and if it was prohibited, to know if the signage was ample. However, the duty of the victims won’t be referred to as into query since they’re deceased.

May the pilot be prosecuted? We won’t blame him for rushing as is the case for different street accidents…

Proving an offense on the a part of the pilot would little doubt be sophisticated. I do not suppose that might be the case. Within the context of a rally, velocity is clearly not an argument. Dashing shouldn’t be and it’s due to this fact completely different from a traditional street accident.

If the trail was certainly on personal property because the dad and mom of Romain and Margaux preserve, who might be accountable?

It can certainly be essential to see if the world wherein they have been was marked out or not. In the event that they have been on personal property, neither the organizer nor the proprietor of the land might be blamed. It can then be a tragic occasion of the race. If the signage was current and the organizer revered every part, its duty will due to this fact not be engaged. It is a debate that can happen extra on the civil stage than on the legal stage.

How lengthy will this investigation final?

It can take months for positive. The time to gather the testimonies, to investigate the pictures and to acquire the ultimate report from the knowledgeable, we left for a number of months. Particularly given the stakes. Issues should be achieved fastidiously. It can take time to discover every part earlier than deciding.