Tens of 1000’s of Greeks have taken to the streets in 110 cities, together with 13 places overseas, to demand justice for the 57 victims of the nation’s deadliest rail catastrophe in 2023.
The most important marches on Sunday happened in Greece’s two largest cities, Athens and Thessaloniki. In London, about 500 individuals demonstrated exterior the Greek Embassy within the Holland Park neighbourhood. Extra protests had been staged in Amsterdam, Netherlands; Brussels, Belgium; Berlin and Cologne, Germany; Helsinki, Finland; London, United Kingdom; Nicosia, Cyprus; Reykjavik, Iceland; and Valletta, Malta.
The protesters known as to exhibit by victims’ family held banners and indicators studying “I’ve no oxygen”, a phrase uttered by a sufferer, nonetheless alive, who known as the 112 European emergency quantity to report the incident on the night time of February 28, 2023, when a northbound passenger practice collided close to Tempe in central Greece with a southbound freight practice, which had been positioned mistakenly on the identical monitor.
The demonstrators accused the federal government of hiding vital proof, operating an opaque investigation and making an attempt accountable the catastrophe on a stationmaster’s dangerous choices.
Many imagine that at the least 30 of the 57 victims survived the preliminary influence solely to die in a fireplace began not by the high-speed crash however, allegedly, by harmful chemical compounds transported by the freight practice. Some have accused the federal government of making an attempt to cover that chemical compounds had been on board.
The federal government denies the allegations.
A prolonged investigation and delays by technical consultants in producing experiences about what triggered the fireplace after the crash have pushed again a trial date. Greek media have reported that it’s potential a trial may start within the coming months if there are not any additional delays. It’s estimated that 50-60 railway and different officers will likely be placed on trial.
