The police officer’s guilt was suggested by the prosecutor of the three-member misdemeanor court before which the case of the fatal traffic accident outside the Parliament is heard, with 23-year-old Jason Lalaounis as a victim in March 2021.

“The defendant’s negligence is gross and cumulative. The motorcycle had no room to maneuver. The vehicle the defendant was driving blocked the entire length of the traffic lane,” he said in the plea of ​​guilty of the police officer, driver of the MP’s official vehicle, Doras Bakoyannis. the prosecutor.

The court’s decision will be announced tomorrow Friday morning.

The public prosecutor pleaded guilty to manslaughter, judging that the defendant “drove recklessly and without due care” by turning left to enter the Parliament despite the presence of signage, arrows on the roadway, which indicated a mandatory straight path for the vehicles”.

According to the prosecutor, the victim is complicit as he was exceeding the speed limit, but the accused, with his driving behavior he has the highest percentage of negligence which led to Jason’s death. “There is complicity on the part of the deceased which is taken into account in the measurement of the defendant’s sentence. But the greater percentage of negligence is borne by the defendant, who violated the Code of Civil Procedure by making a prohibited turn at the scene,” he said. “The victim was unable to maneuver and fell into the vehicle driven by the defendant,” he added.

The prosecutor emphasized that while there was a legal way for the vehicle to enter the courtyard of the Parliament, i.e. through the Academy, the police officer chose that particular path by acting recklessly. “Yes, but he would lose three minutes. And for three minutes he killed my child” Jason’s father was heard commenting from his seat in the audience.

In his apology, the police officer expressed his regret “that a young man left without a reason. I wish I had contacted his family earlier.”

The defendant said that in 2018, when he is serving, “we entered the Parliament from this point and no one ever said anything to us”. Regarding March 12, 2021, the day of the tragic accident, the police officer said:

“On that day, the entrance to the Parliament from Amalias was closed due to a gathering. We were informed that we could not go from Kriezotou and enter the Parliament from Akadimias. I was convinced that the route I was taking was not forbidden. Even today, after the traffic accident, the police directive is, if there is an official, to enter like this…”.

Referring to the circumstances of the accident, he said that while he and his passenger were waiting in B. Sofias opposite the Parliament to turn left “a taxi driver gave us priority. We flashed and entered progressively. Something hit us and the collision was severe. We got out outside and we saw a broken machine. We went straight to the man, we didn’t give up, we didn’t leave. We asked if we could donate blood and they said no.”

At the end of his apology, the police officer said: “It’s a shame! A new man is gone. I wish I had the strength to contact the family earlier. I’m a father myself and I can’t imagine my life without my son. I can’t imagine what these people are going through”.