Tempi Tragedy: Families Urge Supreme Court to Reopen Investigation

Eighty-Two Relatives Submit Memorandum

On Monday astatine 12:30 PM, eighty-two relatives of the victims, including Maria Karystianou, submitted a memorandum to the enactment of the Supreme Court of Greece (Areios Pagos), requesting the reopening of the investigation into the Tempi bid disaster, which had been hastily closed past week by the Larissa Appeals Prosecutor’s Office.

The families assertion that the rushed actions of investigating magistrate Sotiris Bakaimis and the accelerated procedures by the caput of the Larissa Prosecutor’s Office, Lampros Tsogas, resulted successful captious grounds being overlooked, leaving cardinal questions astir the calamity unanswered.

Critical Evidence Ignored

Among the overlooked materials is simply a study from the General State Chemical Laboratory, which indicates the presence of flammable substances (xylene) on the ill-fated train. Families importune that continuing the probe is indispensable to fully clarify the circumstances of the tragedy and delegate accountability to those responsible.

The aforesaid memorandum had been attempted for submission past Monday successful Larissa, but local judicial authorities wholly ignored it, sparking outrage among relatives and the nationalist alike.

Hunger Strike and Public Protest

Meanwhile, Panos Routsis, a grieving father, continues his hunger strike at Syntagma Square, demanding approval for the exhumation of his child. His nationalist beingness and protestation person drawn nationalist attention, putting unit connected the justness strategy to enactment promptly.

Voices of the Families

Relatives stress that the lawsuit cannot beryllium prematurely closed and demand:

• A afloat probe of each evidence
• Examination of the Chemical Laboratory report
• Determination of work for the disaster

This mobilization highlights the weight connected the justness system and reminds Greek nine that transparency and accountability are expected successful handling specified nationalist tragedies.