Government downplays referral ruling of Triandopoulou to Special Court
Government sources characterise the referral as an "intermediate stage" and invoke the presumption of innocence. The ruling concerns the "filling" at the site of the disaster in Tempe.
Government sources: 'This is not a ruling' – Maximos's stance on Triandopoulou
The government is commenting via a leak on the ruling of the Judicial Council of the Court of Cassation, under which Christos Triandopoulou is referred to the Special Court, according to In.gr. The case is connected with the so-called "filling" at the site of the tragic railway disaster in Tempe, in which 57 people lost their lives.
"The government absolutely respects the judiciary," government sources emphasise, but are quick to downplay the significance of the development. "It is not, moreover, a ruling, but rather an intermediate stage," they state, also invoking the presumption of innocence.
The same sources point to the position of Triandopoulou himself: "He requested from the outset to be tried by his natural judges, believing that in this way he would be vindicated. Consequently, the court will provide the final answers."
Regarding the content of the ruling, Maximos assesses that it attributes to Triandopoulou "an omission to prevent actions of others" and not a positive act — a distinction that government sources present as a mitigating factor.
Source: In.gr