On Wednesday morning, the Greek Parliament was formally notified of a new criminal case file related to the Tempi train disaster, following a lawsuit filed by 370 citizens — including relatives of the victims.
The case, submitted under Article 86 of the Greek Constitution and the law on ministerial responsibility, targets Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, former Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Christos Staikouras, Deputy Minister responsible for Transport Vasilis Oikonomou, and Deputy Minister for Infrastructure Nikos Tachiaos.
The dossier was presented to Parliament by the First Deputy Speaker, Ioannis Plakiotakis, on Wednesday. According to sources, it was initiated by the mass legal action of families seeking to hold political figures accountable for systemic failures that may have contributed to the tragedy.
This development comes a day after the publication of the highly anticipated technical report by Professor Dimitrios Karonis from the National Technical University of Athens on the cause of the fireball that erupted shortly after the crash.
According to the report, the fireball was primarily caused by silicone oils that ignited under extremely high temperatures. Karonis dismissed earlier claims that other flammable substances were involved, asserting that the explosion was a singular event triggered by specific conditions within the train’s cargo area. He further argued that previous theories about illegal cargo or explosives lacked evidence and were based on speculation.
