We speak with Giorgos Iliopoulos, lawyer representing the families of the Tempi train crash victims, and father of a surviving student who was in the third carriage.
Pictured in the photo is Pavlos Aslanidis, parent of one of the victims, points to the green plastic bags in which parents received the charred remains of their children. The photo was taken at the Journalists’ Union of Athens Daily Newspapers (ESIEA) during a press conference held by the Families of the Tempi Victims on Friday, April 11, 2025.
The families’ independent experts warn that the likelihood of a similar accident recurring is as high as 78%.
Pavlos Aslanidis asks why he was twice denied permission to exhume his child’s remains.
He states that 27 people were burned alive, accounting for half of the total fatalities, while the official report by EODASAM (National Organization for the Investigation of Accidents and Safety Incidents in Public Transport) only mentions 5 to 7 victims burned.
We listen to excerpts from the press conference at ESIEA (Journalists’ Union of the Athens Daily Newspapers), focusing especially on the testimony of chemical engineer and independent expert Nikos Karnavos.