Rubicon’s 25 were acquitted for the banner at Hellenic Train

Innocent about the banner posting at Hellenic Train on the day of the anniversary of the tragedy Temps They were judged recently by the Athens Criminal Court 25 defendants as members of the Rubicon.

Specifically, the court, following a similar proposal by the Prosecutor of the Headquarters, acquitted the defendants of the offenses of the disruption of household peace and illegal possession and use of a flare.

On the contrary, by adopting the prosecutor’s office, the court imposed a six -month sentence in 18 of the defendants with a three -year suspended suspension because they refused to be filed.

Rubicon’s 25 were acquitted for the banner at Hellenic Train

Earlier relatives of victims from the National Tragedy of Tempi with 57 dead were found in the courts of the former Evelpidon School, testifying to the defendants as members of the Rubicon for the banner on the terrace of the Hellenic Train.

The three relatives of victims asked the court to acquit the accused « I was in my mother’s memorial in Tempi that day. It is a lawsuit that Hellenic Train made to Rubicon’s 25 for a banner, and they are responsible for the deaths of 57 people and the injury of how many others … « . » Theodoris Eleftheriadis deposited.

Her own accusation of the child’s death was expressed by her mother Anastasia Papangeli, who, she said, came to testify as a mother as her examination is being carried out in an emotionally charged climate. « My daughter was melted by the irons in the train collision in Tempi. My own house was disturbed and destroyed, « said Maria Dolka, adding: » Thank you … as a mother I came spontaneously. I felt very beautiful when I saw the banner hanging from the Hellenic Train. Thank you for Anastasia for being there. To acquit them … Anastasia was beautiful, she had dreams and they ate it. « 

The baton of the deposits passed to his sister Yiannis Voutsina, one of the victims of Tempi, who called for the acquittal of the accused. « We have been fighting for the obvious, justice for two years. Our children are not turning. Twenty -five people climbed a building and put a pan that used to say « killers ». There were no damage, they didn’t hit anyone, « said Katerina Voutsina, stressing: » I ask you to release them for the memory of my brother and everyone else because these people did not forget. « 

Witness: I now saw the accused who got up for Mrs Dolka to sit. Is he a criminal?

Eleftheriadis: If I were not in the memorial I would like to be on the terrace ..

A relative of the audience: All of us…

At the time of the apologies, however, the defendants, though present, referred to the apology of the Rubicon leadership, G. Kalaitzidis, expressing only their condolences to the families of the victims.

George Kalaitzidis, for his part, referred to how this particular symbolic protest action was organized. « To the question why you went to the Hellenic Train, the answer is where to go? This company took the trains in Greece for a piece of bread, he could do a lot of things and he didn’t, so go to those who are responsible, « he said, describing the company as the most » popular in Greece « .

And the defendant continued: « In order not to have trouble, we got flares from a children’s toy store so we don’t have a charge of illegal flares, but eventually we have it. »

According to the defendant, they did all the necessary actions to avoid illegal. In addition to the flares, they made sure to go to the company hours that are closed so as not to commit the offense of disturbing household peace. « When they lowered us into the building there was no soul. The peace of a building that was empty was disturbed. The president of the Hellenic Train was disturbed … « he said and concluded: » Beyond the fact that we did not go to the building … the purpose of the organization is to justify the 57 dead. We’ll go to the end. And let’s get to prison. Whatever the case we will ask for the justification of 57. «