They are waiting in Komundura to spend three days of mourning in connection with the national tragedy. Meanwhile, the heads of relevant departments and top managers are already studying the files that fell into their hands, related to the omissions, out-of-court and warnings about the inoperability of the remote control system.

Leaving behind the introversion caused in the party by the “partisan” Pavlos Polakis, although two important meetings are expected, the deputies with their statements, as well as Alexis Tsipras, prepare the ground for the subsequent conflict with the authorities. The President of SYRIZA was in the engine room of Rentis and discussed with the workers, foremen and machinists the tragic train accident at Tempi. He pointed out the need for the truth to come out and nothing to be hidden in the statements he made: “It is a fact that what I witnessed, what they told me, is that they made repeated attempts to get attention. to the problem. They described to me the chronicle of a predicted tragedy, the causes of which no expediency can conceal. And in this time of mourning, I can only say one thing. We owe it to the people we have unjustly lost to do everything in our power, everything in our power, so that nothing and no one is left in the dark.”

Warnings

Popi Tsapanidou noted that until yesterday there had been no official announcement of the number of missing persons.

Train Drivers President Kostas Genidunias, speaking with Alexis Tsipras, criticized the attempt to put all the blame on “human error” and denounced the repeated warnings that their union sent to the administration and government about the risk of accidents due to “non-functioning traffic lights and remote controls” and “non-functioning ETCS (European Traffic Control System)”, “whose operation protects against the possibility of human error”. Mr Tsipras stressed the need to ensure the safety of workers and passengers so that something like this never happens again.

Regardless of when the polling stations are finally called, Kumunduru is confident that the pre-election debate will largely focus on the recent national tragedy. They talk about the omissions and disorganization of the authorities even after the tragic incident. Popi Tsapanidou said in a statement that “nearly two 24 hours after the Tempi tragedy, there is still no official announcement of the number of missing people. We appeal to the competent authorities to finally give a true picture of the scale of the tragedy. Respect for the dead and their mourners also implies respect for the truth.”

Accountability

“Decibels” are being raised in Komundura, believing that the resignations of the responsible minister Kostas Karamanlis and the heads of the EfE and ERGOSE were not enough and that all responsibilities should be transferred as soon as possible. The head of the transport department, Nikos Pappas, said that “the causes leading to the tragic accident at Tempi will not be investigated by some so-called ‘supra-partisan committee’, which the government will appoint from persons of its choice. There are competent authorities that are thoroughly investigating everything.”