Zoe Konstantopoulou, lawyer for Panos Ruci and the leader of the left Plefsi Eleftherias party, spoke of vindication after the decision by the judicial authorities on Tuesday.
However, speaking for hunger striker Panos Ruci, who lost his son in the rail collision, political party leader Zoe Konstantopoulou claimed the family has not been officially notified; hunger strike will continue
Larissa prosecutors will approve exhumations and toxicology tests for Tempi railway crash victims, as families seek clarity on causes of death
A court in Larissa has allowed the exhumation of a Tempi rail crash victim for DNA identification, as another grieving father, Pano Ruci, marks day 17 of his hunger strike
Families of Tempi victims have filed fresh exhumation requests after earlier appeals were rejected. They seek further forensic tests to uncover the truth about their children’s deaths
In addition to gatherings scheduled for today at 6:30 pm across Greece, solidarity events are also planned abroad, including in Cyprus, New York (at the Greek Consulate), and Reykjavik, Iceland
After mounting public pressure and a hunger strike, a first instance court prosecutor in the central city of Larissa ordered a preliminary inquiry to permit Pano Ruci to exhume the body of his son, Denni. However, the latter said he'll continue his hunger strike
Families of Tempi train crash victims continue to press for answers, with a fresh request for exhumation to allow DNA testing and toxicological examinations
Greece’s top judicial officials stress that the trial must proceed swiftly, rejecting calls to reopen the investigation despite renewed pleas from victims’ families
Supreme Court Prosecutor Konstantinos Tzavellas made the statement after receiving a memorandum by relatives of the Tempi rail disaster asking for supplementary investigations into the case, and in light of a high-profile hunger strike by the father of one victim
For seven days, Panos Ruci has refused food outside Greece’s parliament, demanding permission to exhume his son’s body as public solidarity with his protest continues to grow
Panos Ruci, father of 22-year-old Denis, starts a dry hunger strike outside the Greek Parliament, challenging authorities over doubts about the identity of the body handed to him
The former transport ministry general secretaries will face a misdemeanor charge similar to ex-minister Kostas A. Karamanlis
Trains will not pass through the Syntagma Metro station in Athens, by order of the Hellenic Police (ELAS), today, Saturday, September 6, at 4:00 p.m. Trains will pass through without stopping. It is noted that rallies over the Tempi tragedy are being held this evening in Athens, Thessaloniki, and other cities across Greece. On Saturday, […]
The initial findings in the aftermath of the crash, which occurred just south of the Tempi rail tunnel, pointed to human error in putting two trains on a collision course
EU funds meant to upgrade Greece’s railway signalling system were misused, and timely completion could have prevented the tragedy. Kövesi oversees major fraud investigations across the EU, involving nearly 25 billion euros in damages
Greek Parliament opens inquiry into ex-Transport Minister Karamanlis two years after the country's deadliest rail disaster.
Police said they were led to the man, a retired court bailiff, through video footage at a café where he met with Karystianou
14 ballot boxes set up to receive a total of 4,200 ballots cast by 297 deputies voting for three different proposals; vote dragged on after 2.30 a.m.
The 2023 Tempi train crash killed 57 people when a head-on collision occurred between a passenger train and a freight train in central Greece