He spoke of “the media who are recruited, with the aim of disorienting public opinion”
‘We are in front of an organized attempt to ease the truth about the crime of Temps“, Said the president of the Republic of the Movement Stefanos Kasselakis, Opening the open debate “Rule of Law – Crime of Tempi”, held earlier at the Cultural Center of the Municipality of Athens.
In his speech, he referred to “the media who are recruited, with the aim of disorienting public opinion and anonymous accounts on social media that pops up to support the government’s narrative of confusion and misleading”.
Mr Kasselakis said that Tempi was the reason for his own politics.
“I saw like all of us, bewildered, a state crime in front of my eyes” He said and added. “Since October 2023 I have met many times – private and public – with the relatives of Tempi. And thanks to them we are here today. Thanks to their struggle. With Tempi as a society we met twice, “he said:” One in our sadness, in our paralysis, in our collective shock. And the second in the collective request for justification. Two years after Tempi, we are still looking for answers, “the president of the Republic Movement said and questioned, among other things:
“Why wasn’t the contract 717 completed since 2016?
Why in 2023 two trains were on the same line for 12 minutes without any telephony system, no warning system, no conflict avoidance system?
Why, however, did the Minister of Transport assure us that the trains were safe?
Why did Mr Mitsotakis became the first ‘expert’, immediately throwing all responsibility solely on ‘human error’?
Why have they rushed to bother the crime area, without prior approval by the competent prosecutors and investigative authorities?
Why Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the New Democracy claim that silicone oils are responsible for fireplace, but they have not mentioned anything in the EU? “
Mr Kasselakis also referred to the issue of the spy and the Pylos wreck and argued that “They have a common denominator, the coordinated attempt to conceal.” “That is why we proposed a single pre -trial committee for all politicians involved and for all their actions and omissions, we rang indictments and invited the opposition parties to join in order to go to a serious pre -trial committee,” the President said.
After Mr Kasselakis, European Democratic Party MEPs, Sandro Gozi and Oihane Martinez, spoke.
Mr Gozi argued that the Tempi railway accident “reveals not only a tragedy but also an unacceptable reality. There are many Europeans who do not have oxygen, “he said, raising the issue of rising far -right in Europe and added that “To rebuild democracy in Europe, we need new ethical standards.” He also added that from now on, the team of the European Democratic Party will be the voice of the “democracy movement”.
For her part, Mrs Martinez said that “we must in Europe to defend democratic values and the rule of law” and added that in the future of such accidents, rules, laws, security valves are needed in the future, otherwise we will lose the confidence of citizens. “
Relatives of victims of the tragedy were also placed in the debate, the lawyer and MP of Corfu, Alexandros Avlonitis and Assistant Professor of European and Public Law at Nottingham University Dr. Aris Georgopoulos.