With shocking descriptions of what people who lost their loved ones lived in fire in the eyes, the trial continued yesterday. RS. Eleni Papapostolou, who spent about four hours at sea with her parents, described how her priest father breathed his last breath in the water, after raising his hands to heaven to ask for forgiveness. She said that she and her mother tied her father’s body to their bodies in order to get to the port of Rafina. “We called for help, mom and dad got hooked. We were in power. We did not part, we managed and stayed there all three. My parents prayed. We’ve been sitting up for about an hour since we’ve been wrestling with the water. I saw my father throw up. He raised his hands and asked God for forgiveness, he understood. He snorted and then exhaled. I made a move to close his eyes. I turn it upside down. He was wearing a cassock. I tied my mom up and told her to hold on to me, we were going against the waves.” Regarding the intrusion allegations, he said: “We were watching the Eye. Heard that we’re violators. It matters to me, like they’re insulting us. We close the century in Mati. My great-grandfather bought a plot of land there under contracts. Everything is legal.”

Cheku’s family members described how they lost their father and husband in a fire when he stayed behind to help a disabled person. “We were at home, we saw smoke in the distance. My husband and I decided to leave. Let’s meet in Rafina. Me, our daughter and husband followed us. (…) On the way we called him, but he did not answer. We learned that he was taken to evangelism. He had 85% external burns and 25% internal burns. We are going. What can I tell you now? He was burned. We learned from a neighbor that she helped our disabled neighbor and his wife. He was hospitalized for twenty days. I will not forget this day as long as I live,” said the wife. Maria Chekou.

In his testimony, Mr. Michael Scaramangas, who lost both his parents, the accused clearly said in his testimony: “I ended up in the war. I lost my parents, my dog, my house, the whole neighborhood was destroyed. And I have a feeling that I’m to blame.”