Due to statements by political persons who, as lawyers say, “target” them on how to carry out their defense work in the case of the Railway accident in Tempi, the Athens Bar Association said in a statement:

“1. The lawyer, as a co -operator of justice, serves the interest of both the Justice and the persons whose rights and freedoms have been called upon to claim and defend, in accordance with the current laws and the lawyer.

2. Respect for the lawyer’s function is a key prerequisite for the rule of law and democracy. Those who are trying to disorient public opinion are irreparably exposed, trying to humbly motivate the attorneys of the parties, and especially the families of the victims, in order to pursue their operation. We simply inform them that the criminal character of an inappropriate behavior as a crime or accident has no influence on the arrangement of compensation due to moral damage or mental distress.

3. Any attempt to intervene in the work of justice and the attorney of lawyers is unequivocally convicted.

4. Recall that plenary and law firms have stated from the first moment to support the category in the context of their institutional mission in that trial, without any financial benefit and will assist in every way and cost to fully investigate the case and in the performance of any responsibilities. No matter how much it bothers some.

5. The complete investigation of the crime of Tempi The return of responsibility, where they belong, and ultimately the rendering of justice, is a common demand of all citizens and debt of all of us to the dead, their families, the generations who come and as well as society as a whole . No question should be left unanswered »