The driver of Dora Bakoyanni was found guilty of the death of 22-year-old Yason in an accident near parliament

The policeman and the driver of Dora Bakoyannis' official car was found guilty of manslaughter following the death of Iason Lalaounis in a car accident near the parliament building in March 2021.

the first court in Athens, where the relatives and friends of the 22-year-old motorcyclist were present. He was sentenced to 3 years of suspended imprisonment and received no mitigating circumstances. Police officer, car driverowned by an escort sisters of Prime Minister and Member of Parliament Dora Bakoyanni, accused of negligent homicide.

The accident occurred on March 14, 2021. PThe policeman drove into the side entrance of the parliament from Vasilissis Sophias Avenue, located across the flow of northern traffic from Syntagma Square. The motorcyclist was driving along Vassilissis Sophias on a green light and crashed into the back of a car. The impact threw him onto the asphalt, as a result of which the guy received fatal head injuries, despite the fact that he was wearing a helmet. He soon died in the hospital.

According to the results of the investigation, the policeman should not have used this entrance at that moment, since he was not taking Dora Bakoyanni to parliament (many Greek media claim that she was still in the cabin), and also should have waited for a signal from the policeman tasked with regulating movement in this place.

The victim's sister, Katerina-Sofia Lalauni, testified that the defendant falsely stated that he administered first aid to the victim when he instead “he left it on the asphalt”.

The police officer, the other driver of the car, testified that they were trying to enter the parliament grounds, “just like every other time” turning left. He claimed that they did not notice an approaching motorcyclist who passed a taxi on the right that had stopped to allow their vehicle to turn.

When asked by the presiding judge why the driver ignored the arrows on the road indicating mandatory straight ahead, the second policeman replied that “It's always been done this way.”

“Damn you, liar!” Yasonas's family and friends present at the trial shouted indignantly at the witness officer. He reportedly placed the blame for the accident almost entirely on the motorcyclist and said the vehicle bore no responsibility. He even claimed that the victim was driving at high speed, which is not possible in the area due to heavy traffic during the day. These statements contradict the autopsy report.

At some point, the prosecutor, addressing the witness, said: “Do you think you had the right to turn left?” Nand what the witness replied: “Yes, we thought so, because there was no sign [не делать этого]”. The fact is that any normal driver would be fined if he made an illegal turn on a road with special signs indicating mandatory straight driving.

According to the latest information received on Thursday afternoon, the prosecutor demanded that the police driver be sentenced. The decision is expected to be announced on Friday.

Iasonas' family is desperately seeking the truth as they suspect the case is being covered up for obvious reasons. After all, Dora Bakoyanni, who was allegedly not in the car, is not just the sister (many claim that she is his mother) of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsitakis, and not only the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece, she is, in fact, the “eminence grise” of the current government, and, according to experts, many decisions in Megaro Maximo are made only after approval on her part.

The media after the accident noted that witnesses were subject to severe pressure and intimidation by the police.

If it weren’t for the video that was published on YouTube and spread across all social networks since Friday, in which the voice of a witness can be clearly heard: “There are so many police here, there’s so much traffic, he drove through the green light and you crushed him.”” And then the threats of a traffic police officer yelling at a witness who wanted to testify: “Who are you? Why not wearing a helmet? Get out of here before I fine you!!!”

What is striking in this situation is the following: all democratic and absolutely free media kept a “pause” for 2 days and, despite the presence of photographs from the scene of the incident, began to publish them only after Dora Bakoyanni’s response appeared (!!!).

For her delayed reaction, Bakoyanni herself was harshly criticized on social networks.

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