The judicial investigation into the deadly Tempe train crash has moved a step closer to trial, following the approval of an indictment proposal against 36 defendants.
With the agreement of the Appeals Court president, the next stage is the drafting of formal indictments, which will specify the charges each defendant faces and pave the way for the trial.
The case, stemming from one of Greece’s deadliest rail disasters, will be heard at the Three-Member Court of Appeals for Felonies in Larissa. It involves 36 non-political figures, including senior officials from OSE, ERGOSE, Hellenic Train, the Regulatory Authority for Railways (RAS), and the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure. They are accused of failures and omissions that contributed to the crash, which claimed dozens of lives.
The trial will be based on the findings of a lengthy judicial inquiry, the prosecutor’s proposal, and the concurrence of the Appeals Court president. Until the official summons are issued, defendants retain the right to file legal motions that could alter the scope of the case.
Meanwhile, three additional requests for exhumations by victims’ families remain pending, as relatives push for further investigation into key aspects of the tragedy. A prosecutor is expected to rule on these petitions.
The proceedings will take place at the University of Thessaly’s conference centre in Larissa, in a specially prepared courtroom designed to accommodate the unusually high number of defendants, lawyers, and observers.
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