Minister Urges State Railway to Drop Appeal in Tempi Crash Compensation Case

Greece's lawman transport curate has publically called connected the state-owned Hellenic Railways (OSE) to retreat its ineligible entreaty against a tribunal ruling that awarded compensation to families of victims of the deadly 2023 Tempi bid disaster.

In a missive sent Friday, Deputy Transport Minister Konstantinos Kyranakis urged the railway's absorption to respect the court's determination and "spare the grieving families further hardship." The deadline for OSE to record the entreaty is Monday, Sept. 29.

A Greek appellate tribunal successful July ordered the railway to wage €800,000 successful full compensation to the relatives of 4 victims successful the archetypal specified ruling related to the tragedy, which killed 57 people.

While acknowledging the modular ineligible process, Mr. Kyranakis said helium was making the petition connected behalf of the authorities to debar causing further distress to the families.