In the presence of the prosecutor, the head of the station, who bears the decisive responsibility for the tragedy in Tempe.

At the same time, the Larissa Prosecutor of Appeals, Stamatis Daskalopoulos, who, by order of the Prosecutor of the Supreme Court, Isidoros Dogiakos, is entrusted with the supervision of all investigations, travels to the site to personally supervise the progress of the investigation. investigations, as well as the prosecutor’s office, when the first evidence of responsibility that caused the tragedy appears, they will begin criminal prosecution.

The prosecution will relate to breach of transport safety resulting in death, a crime that is prosecuted as a felony and carries – based on changes in the Penal Code – a penalty that starts with a 10-year prison sentence and may, if conditions, reach out to life.

The persecution will also affect the category of murders, in which a possible deception is likely to be attributed.

Doyaku’s Immediate Intervention

It is noted that the intervention of the Prosecutor of the Supreme Court, Isidoros Dogiakos, in the case of the deadly railway accident in Tempi was immediate, demanding the immediate completion of the investigation for criminal prosecution. He even entrusted supervision to the head of the Larissa Prosecutor’s Office of Appeal.

In particular, in his decision, the Chief Prosecutor states the following:

“In connection with the train collision in Tempi on February 28, 2023, we ask you to take actions within your competence under Article 32 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in terms of supervision of investigative work, in the direction of speeding up the investigation of a specific case. Also let us know with your reasoned opinion if there is a case of application of the last paragraph of Article 32 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.”