‘I know that my son burned along with 27 other children and there is no indictment for an explosion and fire. We are not looking for invisible charges, we want the truth: what our children died from. Why were some still alive?’ Aslanidis told the court.
He also referred to the destruction of biological material which, according to his testimony, had been identified by investigating appeals judge Sotiris Bakaimis. He also spoke of ‘bones’ being kept at the Larissa Prosecutor’s Office. Defence lawyer Yiannis Mantzouranis announced that he would submit a request to the court for the remains to be identified and examined.
Aslanidis also said that a laboratory has been identified in the Netherlands that can carry out the specialised tests requested by victims’ relatives following exhumations and the collection of samples.
Today’s hearing concluded with submissions from lawyers regarding the prosecutor’s proposal, made yesterday, to examine the confiscated mobile phone of the defendant who was serving as night-shift station master. The proposal was supported both by lawyers representing the victims in support of the prosecution and by the station master’s defence lawyer, Stefanos Pantzartzidis.
The prosecutor has proposed lifting the confidentiality of communications and carrying out a forensic examination of the phone in order to inspect calls, messages and application data, as well as recover any deleted files.
The next hearing is scheduled for Monday, when the court is expected to rule on the examination of the mobile phone. Testimony from victims’ relatives will also continue.
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