Let justice be done. Thousands of people demonstrated in Greece on Sunday following the country’s deadliest train crash, increasing pressure on the government. Some 5,000 protesters gathered in Athens and a similar number took to the streets of Thessaloniki according to police.
In the capital, protesters occupied Syntagma Square, near Parliament, with banners reading “We will not forget, we will not forgive” and “We will be the voices of all the dead”. The collision between two trains which occurred on February 28 in Tempé claimed the lives of 57 people.
Prime Minister under pressure
Four railway officials are being prosecuted following this accident, which has highlighted the chronic problems of the Greek railway network. On Wednesday, 65,000 people demonstrated to demand accountability from Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
His resignation was demanded by protesters. He had initially pointed to a “human error” due to a station master, but the unions have long warned of the lack of personnel and the delays in the modernization of security systems. The Greek Transport Minister has already resigned.