Tension involving Karystianou and Konstantopoulou at the Tempi trial – Live updates

Konstantopoulou Protests While Holding Her Phone

Zoe Konstantopoulou, addressing Andreas Koutsoulampros (President of the Plenary of Bar Associations), said:

“Mr. President, volition the Bar Association judge that lawyers beryllium here? (i.e. down the defendants). This has ne'er happened before. Police officers adjacent to lawyers? Monitoring them? Do you judge this arsenic president?”

Ms. Konstantopoulou continued protesting portion holding her mobile phone, seemingly signaling video.

“You are either a president oregon you are not,” she shouted astatine Andreas Koutsoulampros.
“The ineligible assemblage and its struggles are being betrayed. Shame connected you—you engaged successful nationalist relations with Floridis. Do you spot wherever they person placed the victims’ relatives?” she said, addressing the President of the Piraeus Bar Association, Ilias Klapas.

He responded:
“The gathering with Floridis took spot to amended the conditions successful the courtroom.”

Continuing, Ms. Konstantopoulou shouted astatine some Mr. Klapas and Mr. Koutsoulampros:
“Shame connected you—you did not adjacent contented a connection against Sevastidis.”

“The courts behaviour trials, not the ministries. If Floridis is going to behaviour the trial, past let’s conscionable get it implicit with,” she continued to outcry wrong the courtroom, portion lawyer and Athens Bar Association committee subordinate Th. Mantas attempted to calm her and explicate the situation.

Authorities person introduced stricter introduction controls for lawyers, defendants, victims’ relatives, and journalists, aiming to guarantee a smoother process this time. Cameras and photojournalists are not allowed wrong the courtroom, portion wide capableness has been accrued aft structural modifications.

Key Developments

• Separate entrances for lawyers, defendants, relatives, and journalists
• Cameras and photojournalists banned from the courtroom
• Courtroom capableness expanded pursuing structural changes
• Heavy information measures successful spot wrong and extracurricular the venue

Trial Begins Amid Tension

The tribunal seat has taken its spot and proceedings are getting underway, though tensions are already evident some wrong and extracurricular the courtroom.

Outside the venue, protesters gathered with the message: “We bash not forget, we bash not forgive.”

Inside, lawyer and person Zoe Konstantopoulou powerfully objected to the courtroom arrangements, criticizing the placement of lawyers down the defendants and the beingness of constabulary officers nearby.

At 1 point, she shouted astatine the president of the Plenary of Bar Associations, questioning whether specified conditions were acceptable, calling them unprecedented and violative to the ineligible profession.

Only 21 Journalists Allowed successful the Main Courtroom

Regarding media access, introduction to the main courtroom volition beryllium constricted to 21 journalists accredited by the Ministry of Justice for tribunal reporting.

Non-accredited journalists volition beryllium allowed to participate only done the entranceway designated for the parties involved, and lone aft the archetypal 100 civilian claimants (supporting the prosecution) person been admitted. Entry volition past beryllium permitted up to a maximum of 25 further individuals upon presumption of a valid property ID.

They volition beryllium directed to a secondary courtroom, wherever they volition beryllium capable to travel the proceedings related to the ceremonial recognition of the parties.

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What the Defendants Are Charged With

It is recalled that the 36 defendants—including officials from OSE, ERGOSE, RAS, Hellenic Train, and the Ministry of Transport—have been referred to proceedings connected superior charges.

The main felony complaint concerns dangerous interference with obstruction transport with imaginable intent, involving actions that endangered the information of proscription and could person caused:

• widespread harm to property
• serious hazard to quality life

These actions resulted in:

• the deaths of a ample fig of people
• serious bodily harm to galore others
• significant harm to nationalist infrastructure

The charges were allegedly committed repeatedly and jointly.

In addition, the defendants look misdemeanor charges, including:

• multiple counts of negligent homicide
• serious bodily harm done negligence by liable parties (multiple counts)
• simple bodily harm done negligence (multiple counts)
• breach of duty

Courtroom Changes After First-Day Chaos

The archetypal proceeding connected March 23 was marked by beardown reactions from lawyers and victims’ families, chiefly owed to overcrowding and unsuitable conditions.

In response, the Ministry of Justice:

• Removed partition walls to merge the main hallway with the foyer
• Increased seating capableness by astatine slightest 100 seats
• Improved dependable systems
• Clearly labeled seating areas for each radical (lawyers, journalists, families)

Despite improvements, a beardown constabulary beingness remains, with officers stationed adjacent wrong the courtroom.

Heavy Security Presence

“Draconian” information measures are successful unit some wrong and extracurricular the court, pursuing an bid by the presiding judge, Georgina Stefanidou.

All attendees indispensable contiguous recognition (lawyer, journalist, oregon ID card), and thorough checks are carried retired astatine aggregate introduction points.

Voices from Families and Officials

Relatives of victims proceed to request justness and transparency.

One victim’s comparative stated:

“We anticipation this clip things volition proceed properly. We privation the proceedings to begin, the information to travel out, and justness to beryllium served.”

Another stressed that families should person precedence wrong the courtroom, calling it “the just and close thing.”

Ongoing Developments

The proceedings is expected to beryllium lengthy and complex, with beardown nationalist involvement and affectional strength surrounding the proceedings.

Today’s league aims to determination guardant without the disruptions that halted the archetypal hearing, though aboriginal tensions suggest challenges remain.