Rena Dourou expressed her conviction that during her administration in the Attica Region everything possible was done for the flood planning, with a program of 163 projects and for the protection of the citizens, who completed her apology for the deadly flood in Pen in 2017.
The accused former governor answered questions from the Headquarters and stressed that the work for the flood protection of Mandra could not be done by urgent procedure, emphasizing that there was no mature study for this.
In her closing remarks, Ms. Dourou stressed in court that “tragedies like the one that took place in 2017 in Mandra, are not suitable for political exploitation”, adding that it was her choice not to clash with those who considered her responsible for the loss of lives. In fact, as he said, he did not answer “even when my predecessor came out and said” the study was ready, in her drawer, I left it “. I was then told “go out and say that the study was ready at the end of 2016”. I was saying then that I can not go out and say it while there are missing people. “I respected the procedure,” said the defendant, who stressed that “in my drawer I found 50 studies and no work from my predecessors.”
Apologizing, Ms. Dourou referred to the issue of the climate crisis, which, as she said, should be taken into account, clarifying that she is not looking for any other option: “Let us not go so far as to deny the climate crisis; We do not deny it but we do not have it as an alibi. We worked for the protection of our fellow citizens. “I tell you that giving criminal liability to persons, when they do not exist, does not justify the victims.”
She also said that she could not understand what those who accuse her of saying that she should have “heard the bell from the 2015 floods” were referring to. As Ms. Dourou said, “we have been ringing the” bell “since the pre-election period and we did everything we could to implement it. “We were told that we were putting in a lot of work and that we were doing what the mayors asked us to do.”
Asked by the Headquarters if it was true that in October 2014 she had stated that Mandra would have flood protection works in six months, the former governor replied that there was no such thing: “It was largely implemented,” he said, adding that “this is based on a Truth Group post that is” cut and sewn “…”.
Finally, referring to the criticism she had received for her appearance when she went to report to the Supreme Court about the flood, Ms. Dourou said: “I do not know how a prudent governor should go to such a day in Prosecution of the Supreme Court… with scars and eyelashes? ».
The trial will continue on January 20, 2022 with apologies from the accused.
A press release issued by SYRIZA for the apology of Mrs. Douros states the following:
Point by point, Rena Dourou, who completed her apology this afternoon, refuted all the accusations of a misdemeanor nature attributed to her about the Mandra tragedy. She pointed out that she has taken full political responsibility if there is one that is not related to the criminal one.
Rena Dourou referred to the operation of the Regional Administration, describing the network of responsibilities and explaining at length the procedures for the implementation of flood protection projects. He clarified that the specific flood defense in Mandra is “the epitome of the project that could not be implemented with the urgent procedure” while he presented in detail the project chronology during the Life Force Administration, underlining the huge lie that the Force Administration Zois left in the drawers a supposedly mature study that would have saved the city of Mandra. “None more false than the supposedly mature study we buried,” he said, explaining that our political opponents deliberately equated the acceptance of the study, which is called temporary acceptance, with its maturity, to create false impressions. He added that the relevant study became mature, after the ratification of the boundaries by the Decentralized Administration and in fact when the receipt was issued, ie on February 12, 2016.
She underlined that the flood protection of Attica was, as presumed by the program of 163 flood projects, a key priority of the Life Force Management in the Attica Region. He refuted all accusations of negligence and omissions, noting that the current climate crisis must be taken into account, “just as our Administration did, with our flood defenses as well as the participation of the Attica Region in international and European forums.”
“Today, more than 4 years later, to my own question:” Going back in time to September 1, 2014, which I undertook until the tragic morning of November 15, 2017, what would it be that I could and could as governor, acting like me imposed the current institutional framework, to do differently and that would change the course of events and prevent disaster? “Proving, beyond any doubt, his weak foundation, his legally unfounded nature, and – allow me – his unforgivable sloppiness”, Rena remarked, inter alia, closing her apology. Douro.
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