Three of the 4 members of the Blue Horizon crew arrived shortly after 9:30 at the Piraeus public prosecutor’s office to apologize for the tragic death of 36-year-old Antonis Kargiotis.

According to the lieutenant’s lawyer, the defendant suffered an acute ischemic attack and is being treated for it and did not appear before the investigator.

According to information, the 3 will ask for a deadline – which they will probably receive for tomorrow – because new evidence and testimonies have emerged.

There are a total of four arrested and accused for the heinous murder, the captain of the ship who is systematically shown on video pushing, until he succeeded, outside the ship by throwing the unfortunate 36-year-old into the sea, another member of the crew who participated in the unprecedented crime, the deckhand and the captain.

The chief faces a charge of manslaughter, while the other two crew members face a charge of aiding and abetting manslaughter. Legal sources estimate that the prosecution against the governor could have been for intentional homicide and not only for possible fraud.
However, the prosecution for manslaughter with possible intent carries, like the one for intent, a life sentence.

The Public Prosecutor’s Office has also received the conclusion of the Sworn Administrative Examination ordered by the Minister of Shipping M. Varvitsiotis to investigate the responsibilities of the staff of the Central Port Authority of Piraeus in relation to the tragic incident.

What will the master support

According to the statements of the lawyer of the accused captain to the journalists before entering the investigator, the captain was guilty of negligence, but after the death of the 36-year-old, so he cannot be accused of fraud.

Nevertheless, he did his due diligence and followed protocol once he was informed of the incident.