Albert Corrieri, a 102-year-old Frenchman, is pursuing €43,000 in compensation for forced labor he endured in Germany during World War II. Taken from Marseille at age 21 under the Vichy government's Compulsory Work Service policy, Corrieri worked in a chemical plant until liberation in 1945. He claims he has fought for reparations since the 1950s, and he is now motivated to seek justice and dignity for his past. A recent court hearing raised questions about the statute of limitations affecting his case, potentially hindering his claims under a 1951 law.
"I want to feel proud to be French and be able to put this Franco-German history behind me. I feel betrayed by politicians," Albert Corrieri, a 102-year-old Frenchman seeking reparations for forced labor during WWII, stated.
"Time is not on my side, I can't afford for this to go on for much longer. Getting the money is about dignity, it is what I am owed and I will pass it onto my children if I can't spend it all," expressed Corrieri regarding his case.
Corrieri was sent to work in Germany at just 21 years old under the Compulsory Work Service program initiated by the Vichy government during WWII.
A 1951 law allows forced labourers to claim reparations from the French state, but its statute of limitations from 1955 onwards may complicate Corrieri's case.
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