Two women are hanging a banner with the names of the victims of the Tempe train crash outside the Conference Center of the University of Thessaly, where the trial is taking place. [Giorgos Kydonas/Intime News]
The trial of those deemed responsible for the 2023 Tempe rail disaster, Greece’s deadliest, is no longer the focus of media coverage.
As it is about to enter its fifth month this week, it moves along slowly, still mainly occupied with procedural motions. The first witness is not expected to testify before the end of September.
The initial urgent demand for a more spacious courtroom, often coupled with dark hints that the government wanted to “bury” trial coverage, now appear dated; last week, just 19 people were in the audience in a room designed to accommodate over 450, including a few relatives of the 57 victims.
Only 8 of the 36 defendants were present.
