His pitch points and the questions he asked the CEO of Hellenic TrainM. Capotrorto, in his statement yesterday to the commission of inquiry on the tragedy of Tempe, quoted in his announcement, the head of the Infrastructure & Transport sector of SYRIZA-PS, Haris Mamoulakis, as rapporteur of the Official Opposition.

According to this announcement, Mr. Mamoulakis “began his presentation by referring to the shocking testimony of Maria Karystianou who lost her daughter in Tempi, stressing: “Her testimony, with the appearances she made in the public sphere, shock us all. Her reference to the attempt to cover up the accident by means of filling up after the terrible accident, I think signals new developments in the case.” He also criticized the attitude of the ND “which is still trying to burden a man who was also a victim of the tragedy” with responsibilities, as stated in the relevant announcement. “It creates an additional suspicion that even a person who has passed away is included in the cover-up effort. I think it is politically unacceptable, but mostly morally,” he said.

He then addressed specific questions to Mauricio Capotorto, CEO of Hellenic Train, “in an attempt to reveal the causes of the tragedy. Who do you think is responsible for this tragedy? Is Hellenic Train responsible? Do you know if they operated in Greece or remote control and photo-signals? Since they were not working, what steps did your company take to ask the OSE to make them work? Did your company inform the Ministry of Transport of the problems? And if they did, what response did they get? The rolling stock that the company uses, who owns it? Have GSMR devices been installed? If not, who is responsible for installing them? Why were they not installed? In December 2019, TRAINOSE signed an agreement with the Ministry of Transport for investments of at least 700 million euros with an express condition , the operation of ETCS in 2022? Why was this agreement canceled and the obligation to invest in rail safety armor disappeared, while the state subsidies to the company remained?” were some of the questions of Haris Mamoulakis to Mauricio Capotorto.

“Also,announced a meeting in Brussels with the European Commissioner for Transport, DG Move, Adina Vălean on the subject of the structural deficits and the downsizing of the country’s railway network, as well as the road axes. The meeting will take place on 14/2/2024, one day after the big event for the tragedy of Tempe, on 13/2/2024, with the participation of the MEP of SYRIZA PS Kostas Arvanitis and the President of the temporary Administration of the Association of Victims’ Families of Tempe, Maria Karystianou”.