Greek Parliament clashes over Tempi crash bone evidence

Tempi train crash Greek Parliament Kyriakos Velopoulos Giorgos Floridis judicial investigation

A heated confrontation occurred in the Greek Parliament between Justice Minister Giorgos Floridis and Kyriakos Velopoulos, leader of the Greek Solution party, regarding the Tempi train crash investigation.

Velopoulos presented photographs of approximately 200 bones, claiming they were human remains discovered near the investigator's office that had not been included in the official case file. He argued that these findings require urgent investigation.

Minister Floridis vehemently rejected these claims, calling the presentation a “fraud.” He cited a 2024 anthropological report which concluded that the bones shown in the photographs belonged to animals, specifically dogs and cows. Floridis accused Velopoulos of manipulating the emotions of victims' families for political purposes.

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Giorgos Floridis · Greek Parliament · Greek Parliament · Greek Solution · Hellenic Solution · Kyriakos Velopoulos · Tempi

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[● 5 SOURCES] Kyriakos Velopoulos presented approximately 200 photographs of bones he claims are human remains from the Tempi train crash. dete.gr · www.thenewspaper.gr · athina984.gr · www.megatv.com · pelop.gr
[● 3 SOURCES] Velopoulos argued that the bones in question were found in containers near the investigator's office and were not included in the official case file. dete.gr · athina984.gr · pelop.gr
[● 3 SOURCES] The Justice Minister accused Velopoulos of engaging in a fraud by presenting non-human remains in Parliament. www.thenewspaper.gr · www.rthess.gr · www.naftemporiki.gr
[● 2 SOURCES] Victim relative Nikos Plakias criticized the government's handling of the tragedy following the parliamentary confrontation. dete.gr · www.megatv.com
[● 5 SOURCES] Justice Minister Giorgos Floridis stated that an anthropological report from 2024 identified the bones in the photos as belonging to animals, specifically dogs and cows. dete.gr · www.thenewspaper.gr · www.rthess.gr · www.naftemporiki.gr · www.megatv.com