The trial over the Tempi train disaster resumes today at the Three-Member Court of Appeal for Felonies in Larissa, following a one-month suspension so that reconstruction and expansion works could be carried out in the courtroom.
Indeed, after the interventions were completed, seating capacity increased by 100 seats, while the audience area expanded by 109.57 square meters, reaching a total of 561.58 square meters.
However, with today’s hearing getting underway, objections were once again raised by relatives of the victims regarding the unsuitability of the courtroom.
Zoe Konstantopoulou accused the government of “delaying proceedings in order to cover up the responsibilities of high-ranking government officials.”
“We have reached May 27 and the conditions for a fair trial are still not in place. The government is dragging things out in order to cover up the responsibilities of high-ranking government officials,” Zoe Konstantopoulou said in her first statements.
At the same time, according to “TA NEA,” the main point of focus for both sides is expected to be the participation of the Greek state in support of the prosecution. As is already known, the Greek state is not turning against all of the defendants — namely the 36 non-political figures — but only against four of them: the three Larissa station masters and their supervising inspector.
“The defendants, while obliged to act with due diligence for the safe guidance of the trains, engaged in actions and omissions that causally led to the collision. Consequently, they constitute the main core of perpetrators of the offence, from which damage to the Greek state resulted.”
Πηγή: ΤΑ ΝΕΑ
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