A decade-long dispute comes to an end. The surviving relatives of the victims of the 1972 Olympic attack will apparently receive compensation of 28 million euros shortly before the 50th anniversary.
Berlin – In the dispute with the relatives of the victims of the Munich Olympic attack in 1972, shortly before the commemoration on September 5th, there was apparently an agreement on compensation payments. The news agencies AFP and dpa found out on Wednesday from circles in the federal government in Berlin.
German government agrees on compensation payments with relatives of Israeli victims
After decades of dispute, the German government and the families of the Israeli victims reached an agreement on compensation payments shortly before the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Olympic attack. The lawyer and former Federal Minister of the Interior Gerhart Baum (FDP) announced this to the German Press Agency on Wednesday. The lawyer, together with colleagues from a Düsseldorf law firm, represented the bereaved in the negotiations.
The financial compensation for the suffering of the bereaved is apparently at a level of 28 million euros. The federal government should contribute 22.5 million euros, the state of Bavaria 5 million euros and the city of Munich 500,000 euros.
Response to agreement: “Enables a dignified commemoration”
The lawyer for the bereaved expressed his satisfaction that the settlement could be told before the planned memorial service. “The agreement also enables a dignified commemoration on September 5 in the presence of Presidents Izchak Herzog and Frank-Walter Steinmeier and, above all, in the presence of the bereaved who, under the new circumstances, have agreed to take part in the celebration,” explained Baum.
The agreement does not only contain material and immaterial recognition services. “Just as important for the relatives is the processing of what happened at that time – now with disclosure of all sources.” Ankie Spitzer, the widow of the fencing master Andrei Spitzer, one of the members of the Israeli Olympic team, was also relieved about the agreement reached (AFP/dpa).
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