Greek Prosecutors Allow Exhumation of Tempi Victims for Toxicological Testing

The demands of the hunger striker person been met by Greek prosecutors. Credit: Antilian Kotzai/X

Prosecutors successful Greece person ordered a important reversal successful the Tempi catastrophe investigation, allowing the exhumation of bodies for toxicological tests.

This follows the affectional 20-day hunger onslaught by Panos Ruci.

Ruci, whose lad Denis was killed successful the crash, had protested extracurricular the Greek Parliament aft his archetypal petition to exhume his son’s remains for toxicological investigating was denied. The state’s reversal grants his demand, efficaciously reopening the lawsuit to code concerns implicit the victims’ origin of death.

Ruci’s protestation has gained important nationalist support, with hundreds visiting him regular successful Athens’ Syntagma Square to explicit solidarity and motion books of support.

Toxicological tests demanded by the families of different Tempi victims

The prosecutor’s bid mandates the reopening of complaints filed by families of the victims against the forensic experts who handled the archetypal case.

It besides approves each pending requests for exhumations and toxicological tests, including those submitted by the Ruci, Aslanidis, Karystianou, and Konstantinidis families.

The Prosecutor’s Office has besides invited lawyers representing each different victims’ families to taxable further requests for these important forensic examinations.

A new, dedicated lawsuit record volition beryllium established to compile the findings from the exhumations and toxicological tests, with the grounds acceptable to beryllium utilized during the main transgression trial.

When Ruci was asked wherefore he’s requesting his son’s assemblage beryllium exhumed, helium replied: “Because I don’t judge them anymore. We’ve been searching for the information for 2 and a fractional years. I’m looking for justice, and each I spot are closed doors and lies. I tin nary longer beryllium with my arms crossed. I’ve promised my kid that I volition find the murderers and enactment them successful prison.”