New Democracy, after apparently outraged by the attempted cover-up, changed its position for the second time in two days regarding the investigation into the causes of the tragedy. Tempe“, his deputy said in a statement. SYRIZA-PSGiorgos Katrugalos, First Vice President of the Committee on Institutions and Transparency.

“Yesterday at the conference of presidents, he retreated from the unanimous position of all parties that the committee of institutions invites everyone involved in the tragedy, referring to the timing of its convening due to, well, the impossibility of agreeing on who will be invited. Today, the ruling majority, not at the initiative of the Chairman of the Commission, but taking advantage of the provision of the Regulations allowing deputies to convene it, at the request of two-fifths, asks the ministers who participated in the agreement 717/2004 to be summoned to a court session for remote control,” he says.

“Parliament really needs to investigate the long-suffering contract. But not only her. With this move, the government is continuing its propaganda tactic to shift the discussion away from real responsibility for the collapse of Operation OSE. All the causes and perpetrators of the tragedy must be identified, nothing must be left in the dark. The dismantling of procedures, facilities and cutting down the Organization’s personnel, the abolition of all safety valves that until 2019 prevented a head-on collision of trains,” emphasizes Mr. Katrugalos.

“Therefore, as we have already asked, to summon to the Committee of Institutions all the political leadership of the Ministry of Transport, that is, the deputy ministers who were responsible for the OSE and YERGOSE, as well as the Secretary General. Mr. Hadzidakis, the first signatory to the remote control contract, should be called on 10005/2007. The previous and new management of OSE, ERGOSE and Hellenic Train must be called upon, and of course the union chairmen whose justified warnings have been so irresponsibly ignored,” he adds, and concludes: “We have said it and repeat it. : neither Greek society nor we will tolerate any attempt to hide, spread and obscure duties.”