The Board of Directors of the Athens Bar Association points out that “They are unequivocally condemnable and subject to disciplinary control any behavior of a lawyer, who, on the occasion of a tragic accident in Tempe, attempts to exploit human suffering”. The DSA also calls on the president of the Disciplinary Council, Zisis Constantinou, “in the context of the ex officio initiation of the disciplinary procedure, to investigate any disciplinary responsibilities of lawyers, who, appearing on television and referring to the fatal accident, have violated the applicable ethical rules”.

Previously, the coordinator of the Disciplinary Departments of the Athens Bar Association Marinetta Gounari-Hatjisarandou asked the chairman of the Disciplinary Board to investigate any disciplinary responsibilities of lawyerswhich appear in TV windows they refer to the deadly Tempe accident and “manifest behaviors that reflect the Code of Ethics of the legal profession”.

At the same time, the DSA calls on all lawyers to avoid postings that violate the Code of Conduct for Lawyers, as “such behaviors reflect the prestige and dignity of the legal professionprovoke society and tarnish the image of the legal profession”.