Tension flared again during the trial over the Tempi crime at the Three-member Criminal Court of Appeal in Larissa, after the presiding judge ordered the removal of Nikos Plakias, who…
The trial over the Tempi railway crime began shortly after 9am at the University of Thessaly’s Gaiopolis campus in Larissa, after a month-long suspension for works to remodel the unsuitable…
The Greek State declared its support for the charges against only four of the 36 defendants in the Tempi trial. ‘They are making fun of us right before our eyes’,…
The head of the Larissa court of appeal prosecutor’s office, Aikaterini Papaioannou, has ordered an urgent preliminary examination into the suitability of the hall at the GAIOPOLIS conference centre, where…
The trial over the ‘missing’ videos linked to the Tempi train crash continued in Larissa in a tense atmosphere, with access to key audiovisual evidence again at the centre of…
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has taken a clear distance from the justice ministry’s handling of the opening of the Tempi trial, indirectly but sharply criticising Justice Minister Giorgos Floridis over…
Maria Karystianou criticised the ‘fiasco’ over the courtroom hosting the Tempi trial, accusing Justice Minister Giorgos Floridis of indifference and incompetence and calling on him to answer for what she…
Nikos Plakias, the father of victims of the Tempi rail disaster, has launched a sharp attack on ministers Giorgos Floridis and Adonis Georgiadis over what he described as the ‘fiasco’…
Recent statements by Justice Minister Giorgos Floridis on the Tempi train disaster trial, and in particular his remarks about Maria Karystianou, have triggered a fresh wave of political backlash.
Justice Minister George Floridis has warned that the next hearing of the Tempi rail disaster trial, scheduled for 2 April, will be subject to police-controlled entry to ensure that only…