Families cram into Greek court for trial into deadliest train crash
Fifty-seven people were killed when two trains collided in 2023 in the worst rail accident in Greek history, with 36 accused in a trial expected to last years.
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"We relatives call it a state assassination of our children, and all the people who were aboard that train… in which European country could this be possible?"
— Dimitris Plakias , Other
"We relatives call it a state assassination of our children, and all the people who were aboard that train… in which European country could this be possible?"
— Dimitris Plakias , Other
"some better crowd control and seating arrangements should suffice 'for those of us who will be present for the whole trial.'"
— Nikos Plakias , Activist
"This judicial development makes clear that the search for accountability is not exhausted by individual persons, but extends to the very core of how the state machinery operates."
— Giorgos Kapranos , Activist
Key People
A 20-year-old student who was a victim of the train disaster.
Father of victim Anastasia Plakias who publicly expressed his grief.
Family attorney involved in seeking accountability for the 2023 Tempe railway disaster.
Prime Minister of Greece, member of New Democracy party.
Head of the European Public Prosecutor's Office.
A parent of two daughters who died in the rail disaster and a vocal advocate for justice on behalf of the victims' families.
Defence lawyer advocating for the proceedings to be filmed.
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Fifty-seven people were killed when two trains collided in 2023 in the worst rail accident in Greek history, with 36 accused in a trial expected to last years.
Relatives of the 57 victims of Greece's worst train disaster crowded into a courtroom in Larissa, demanding justice for the victims. The trial had been postponed once due to chaotic scenes during the initial proceedings.
The trial of those indicted for Greece's deadliest rail disaster began amid chaotic scenes, with the presiding judge only managing to read the names of five out of 36 defendants before adjourning the court.
A court awarded €400,000 in damages to four relatives of victims of the 2023 Tempe railway disaster, marking the first ruling to attribute responsibility to the state for the deadly crash.
A landmark ruling by the Administrative Court of First Instance of Athens recognised the responsibility of the Greek state in the deadly Tempi train disaster, awarding compensation to relatives of victims.
The presiding judge in the Tempe train crash trial has issued new rules for admission to the courtroom in Larissa, aiming to address overcrowding and ensure proper proceedings.
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