One of the biggest trials of recent years, for the railway tragedy of Tempowith a file volume of more than 60,000 pages and 36 defendants begins on March 23 at Conference Center of Campus Gaiopolis of University of Thessalywhich has already been configured into an audience hall of 283.75 square meters.

According to her ERTit appears that spaces have been provided for the public, journalists, the police and the conference of judges.

Political figures are examined by the Parliament and, if an impeachment occurs, they are tried by the Supreme Special Court. They cannot be tried by the usual procedure,” he explained, adding that if they are indicted, there will be a separate trial for former transport minister Kostas Karamanlis and deputy minister Christos Triandopoulos.

Next to the main hall, auxiliary spaces have been set up: a waiting room for witnesses, a lawyer’s area, a foyer and a press room of only 17 m2, which already raises concerns about the conditions of media coverage

It is recalled that 33 of the 36 defendants face the felony of disrupting transportation safety, while three are referred for misdemeanors. According to the report, they are two Italian technicians of Hellenic Train and a member of the committee that approved the transfer of the station master of the fatal shift, despite the age limit stipulated by law.

Floridis: There is no such place in Athens

“We started in Larissa from scratch and we started early, because we knew that if we left this to the last minute, we wouldn’t have space, as it used to be. In cooperation with the region of Thessaly, where he had located the building together with the judicial authorities and the police, we started a process of renovating and also shaping this building”, said the Minister of Justice George Floridisspeaking to ERT. As he explained, in the main room will be the judges, the accused and about 200-250 lawyers, while on the side areas have been planned for the public, journalists, the police and the conference of the judges.

“Politicians are examined by the Parliament and, if an impeachment occurs, they are tried by the Supreme Special Court. They cannot be tried by the usual procedure,” he explained, adding that if they are indicted, there will be a separate trial for former transport minister Kostas Karamanlis and deputy minister Christos Triandopoulos.

When asked about the exhumation of the victims of the tragedy, the minister stated that the relevant procedures have not progressed, as “requests by the interested parties, such as Mrs. Konstantopoulou, for the appointment of a technical consultant are pending”.