An amendment to the Department of Development bill, which consists of several laws, prohibits prosecution of members of the committee that will investigate the causes of the fatal train derailment in Tempe.

The amendment to article 5 states that “the chairman and members of the committee shall not receive instructions and suggestions, shall not be liable, held accountable, and shall not be checked for the opinion expressed by them or the vote cast by them in the exercise of their powers.” their responsibilities in the context of their activities, unless they acted with malicious intent“.

SYRIZA President Alexis Tsipras called the amendment offensive to the families of the victims and questioned whether members of the committee asked for it or “the government is proposing it for the purpose of cover-up and obscurity.”

OUR Development Minister, Adonis Georgiadis, replied to the President of SYRIZA, speaking of the sad parliamentary show. Referring to the attitude of Alexei Tsipras on the night of the fatal tragedy in Mati, he accused SYRIZA of hypocrisy.