The 4 members of the “Blue Horizon” crew who were arrested for the tragic death of the 36-year-old passenger Antonis Karyotis requested and received a new deadline to apologize today.

The defendants will be excused tomorrow, Sunday, at 09:30 in the morning, the day their five-day temporary detention ends.

According to the defense lawyers of the defendants, new evidence emerged and was included in the case file.

Today, only 3 of the 4 defendants appeared at the Piraeus prosecutor’s office as the lieutenant suffered an ischemic attack and is being treated, according to the captain’s lawyer.

According to the first information, his apology is expected to take place in the hospital.

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 governor 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.