A judicial investigation is underway and is anticipated to be accomplished within the coming months. Authorities have charged dozens of individuals over the crash, together with a station grasp who’s in custody pending trial.
To Vima newspaper reported on Saturday {that a} recording of a dialogue between the station grasp and the prepare driver, leaked to media hours after the crash, had been allegedly edited to place the blame on human error somewhat than systemic issues within the rail community.
Reuters was unable to confirm the allegations.
Investigators employed by victims’ kin have additionally alleged that rapidly eradicating burnt carriages from the crash website and laying down gravel could have destroyed proof. Greece didn’t have a purposeful nationwide investigating physique of such incidents on the time of the crash.
Victims’ kin have began a petition to amend century outdated guidelines that defend politicians from prosecution. They’ve collected greater than 1.3 million signatures to this point.
Mitsotakis’ New Democracy social gathering, which leads opinion polls, says the opposition is exploiting the case to learn politically. Justice Minister George Floridis known as the allegations a “marketing campaign of lies and deception”.
