Prosecutor orders exhumation in Tempe train disaster case

A authoritative successful Larissa has ordered the exhumation of the son of hunger striker Panos Ruci, who was among the 57 victims of the 2023 Tempe train disaster.

The determination follows a petition signed by dozens of relatives seeking further exhumations and tougher charges against Hellenic Train officials.

Families reason the lawsuit amounts to “homicide with imaginable intent” alternatively than negligence.

Prosecutor Aikaterini Papastavrou besides instructed constabulary to reappraisal akin requests. Ruci has been connected hunger strike for 12 days demanding the exhumation of his son’s body.