Άρειος Πάγος (Supreme Court of Greece) on Thursday morning (5/2) put an end to the issue of a possible transfer of the trial in the case of the tragedy to Tempi V Athens or Thessaloniki.
Thus, after the rejection of the relevant requests from the relatives of the victims, the trial will take place in Larisa – in a specially prepared room “Γαιόπολις» Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλίας (University of Thessaly) March 23as previously determined by the chairman Εφετείο Λάρισας (Larissa Court of Appeal).
IN Άρειος Πάγος (The Supreme Court of Greece) eight relatives of the victims of the tragedy appealed to Tempi, demanding a change of venue for the trial. As an alternative they suggested Athens or Thessalonikipointing in particular to more convenient logistics for relatives and lawyers themselves, including the availability of an airport and transport accessibility.
However Εισαγγελέας του Αρείου Πάγου (Prosecutor of the Supreme Court) Constantinos Zavellas argued for the dismissal of the petition, and Ζ’ ποινικό τμήμα (7th Criminal Division) of the highest court ruled that there were no grounds to postpone the trial.
The applicants were represented by a lawyer Maria Hadzikonstantinou from Thessaloniki. It is noted that among those who went to court there were no Maria Karistianualthough earlier in her statements she said that she did not trust the process to be carried out in Larisa on this matter.
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