Special Court for Triantópoulos: 13 regular members drawn in parliament
A draw was held today in the parliament plenary for the Special Court that will try the Triantópoulos case regarding the Tempi incident. This is the sixth time in the history of the institution.
Draw of members of Special Court for the Triantópoulos case in Tempi
Thirteen regular and six substitute members were selected today, Friday, through a public draw in the parliament plenary for the composition of the Special Court that will try the case of Christos Triantópoulos. According to Dikastiko.gr, the procedure was carried out in the presence of the president of parliament and concerns a charge of breach of duty to the degree of a misdemeanour, in relation to alleged alteration of the site of the railway disaster in Tempi.
The members were drawn from the ranks of the Court of Cassation, the Council of State and the Prosecutor's Office of the Court of Cassation.
Regular members from the Court of Cassation (7): - Photópoulos Apóstolos - Boltétsos Panagiótis - Blétá Stylianí - Giannakopóulou María - Siánou Alkísti - Papageorgíou Geórgios - Archontáki-Travlú-Tzanetátou María
Substitute members from the Court of Cassation (3): - Matsoúka Ifigénia - Petsáli María - Lioúli Erasmía
Regular members from the Council of State (6): - Tomarás Dimítrios - Emmanouílidis Dimítrios - Skoúra Eustathía - Lazaráki Konstantía - Roxána Aikateríni - Papadimitríou Anastasía-María
Substitute members from the Council of State (3): - Tsakáli Marína-Alexándra - Másos Ilías - Papagiánnis Ioánnis
Prosecutor: Kalouтá Ánna Deputy prosecutor: Kapagianní Eustathía
The presidency of the Special Court will be assumed by the higher-ranking of the drawn members from the Court of Cassation; in case of equal rank, the most senior will preside.
Next steps
The president of parliament will transmit to the president of the Special Court the minutes containing the names of all regular and substitute members. From receipt of the minutes, the president of the court has a deadline of 40 to 60 days to set the date for the start of the trial, the place of hearing and the list of witnesses.
This is the sixth time in the history of the institution that a Special Court is being constituted. At the same time, it is noted that for the first time a former minister of the New Democracy government will be tried before it.
Source: Dikastiko.gr