Greece examines the role of the former minister in the disability of Tempi -Zug -Abutenukungen -lawyer

The Greek parliament founded a committee on Tuesday to investigate allegations against a former deputy minister who disabled an earlier examination of the catastrophic in 2023 disaster. Human Rights Watch welcomed the decision as an opportunity to discuss the broader decline in the rule of law.

The former deputy minister Christos Trianantopoulos provides for hinder the investigation by hiding illegal deposits and manipulating the crash site. An investigation report by the National Air and Bahn accident investigation authority showed that the removal of the victims and the improper restoration of the accident scene led to the loss of crucial evidence.

HRW stated that the examination of triangantopoulos corresponds to the public demands for transparency in relation to the circumstances and the causes of the accident. The group also emphasized the need to carry out an independent examination and to account for all officials involved in the incident. This is crucial to prevent similar disasters and to restore public trust in the government and the judiciary.

The Tempi train accident occurred on February 28, 2023, when a passenger train with a freight train collided after the former was redirected to the latter tracks. The national authorities attributed the crash to a human mistake. Subsequently, however, there were mass protests and accused the government of neglecting the country's infrastructure and hinder the investigation into the potential participation of civil servants.

In November 2022, the public prosecutor's office of European prosecutors opened before the access to the potential abuse of European funds by the Greek authorities, which were to modernize the security system of the Greece railway network. In the Hellenic Air and Railway Accident Investigation Authority, it was interviewed that the Greece railways were operated with outdated equipment and that the maintenance had not been made enough investments.

However, the government rejected the European public prosecutor's proposal to examine the potential criminal liability of two former traffic ministers in January 2024.

In January 2025, thousands gathered by demonstrators after the publication of audio recordings by victims in front of the parliament. On Tuesday, Triantopoulos resigned in front of a parliamentary session to discuss the formation of an independent committee of inquiry. The protests exist throughout Greece because the parliament discusses a non-confidence application against the current government.