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Loukas Apostolidis, a lawyer representing some of the Tempe victims’ families, requested on Thursday that the appellate investigator provide the reports former transport minister Kostas Karamanlis submitted to the European Commission.
“His primary responsibility was to submit an annual report to the European Commission, confirming that the safety and interoperability systems were in order. I asked the appellate investigator to provide me with Mr Karamanlis’ reports,” said Apostolidis.
Furthermore, he urged the investigator to order an expert assessment regarding the appropriate speed limits for trains.
“I requested the appellate investigator to commission an expert assessment on the speeds at which the trains should have been operating, as I believe this constitutes a felony offense,” he said, adding that responsibility lies not with the train drivers but rather with the contractual obligations of Hellenic Train.