Deputy Prosecutor of the Supreme Court Dimitris Mitroulias has reportedly recommended that former deputy minister Christos Triantopoulos and four other individuals stand trial before a Special Court over interventions at the site of the Tempi train disaster.
Those recommended for trial include former Thessaly regional governor Kostas Agorastos, the then secretary-general for Civil Protection, as well as the heads of the Fire Service and Traffic Police in Larissa. The charges concern breach of duty and complicity in the same offence, in connection with the actions taken following the collision of the two trains on February 28, 2023.
According to the indictment, the removal of soil, the relocation of train carriages and the surfacing of the site resulted in the alteration of the scene and the loss of crucial evidence.
A separate investigation is also under way into Kostas A. Karamanlis and seven former secretaries-general of the Transport Ministry for alleged breach of duty during the 2016–2023 period.
Triantopoulos and Agorastos deny having had any operational or decision-making role. The final decision on whether they will be referred to trial rests with the competent Judicial Council established under Article 86 of the Greek Constitution.
For three lower-ranking Fire Service employees, the prosecutor has recommended that the case file be separated and referred to the Larissa Court of First Instance Prosecutor’s Office, so they can be investigated over a potentially inadequate expert assessment of the causes of the fire.
Meanwhile, a separate investigation continues into former transport minister Kostas A. Karamanlis and seven former secretaries-general of the ministry for the period from 2016 to 2023.
Sources: Efimerida ton Sintakton, Kathimerini
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