Panos Routsi alleges bribery and surveillance in Tempi trial

Tempi train accident Panos Routsi bribery allegation Larissa Court of Appeals railway disaster trial

During the ongoing trial regarding the Tempi train accident at the Larissa Court of Appeals, Panos Routsi, father of victim Dennis Routsi, testified about serious allegations of intimidation and corruption.

Routsi claimed that in 2025, unknown individuals attempted to bribe him and his lawyer, Zoë Konstantopoulou, with a large sum of money to cease their involvement in the case. He described being lured to a meeting in a vehicle with tinted windows where a bag of cash was presented.

Additionally, Routsi reported being followed by unknown persons following his hunger strike. He also detailed health complications resulting from the strike, including a mini-stroke.

In his testimony, Routsi raised questions regarding the cause of the pyrosphere following the collision and criticized the lack of transparency at the accident site. He further expressed doubt regarding the uniformity of forensic reports for the victims and requested that families be granted the right to appoint their own technical consultants for the investigations.

Entities

Denis Routsi · Dennis Routsi · Larissa Court of Appeals · Panos Routsi · Tempi · Tempi train accident trial · Zoe Konstantopoulou

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

[● 10 SOURCES] Routsi questioned the cause of the pyrosphere that occurred after the collision. www.larissapress.gr · sinidisi.gr · www.larissanet.gr · lawandorder.gr · www.newsbomb.gr · +5 more
[● 6 SOURCES] Routsi expressed doubt regarding the uniformity of forensic reports for the victims. sinidisi.gr · www.larissanet.gr · www.newsbeast.gr · www.newsbomb.gr · www.thebest.gr · +1 more
[● 10 SOURCES] Unknown individuals attempted to bribe Panos Routsi in 2025 to stop his involvement in the case. www.zarpanews.gr · www.larissapress.gr · sinidisi.gr · www.larissanet.gr · lawandorder.gr · +5 more
[● 11 SOURCES] Panos Routsi suffered a mini-stroke due to health issues following a hunger strike. www.larissapress.gr · sinidisi.gr · www.larissanet.gr · lawandorder.gr · www.haniotika-nea.gr · +6 more
[● 9 SOURCES] Panos Routsi reported being followed by unknown persons after his hunger strike. www.larissapress.gr · sinidisi.gr · www.larissanet.gr · lawandorder.gr · www.newsbeast.gr · +4 more
[● 6 SOURCES] The families are requesting the right to appoint technical consultants for the investigations. sinidisi.gr · www.larissanet.gr · www.newsbomb.gr · www.thebest.gr · lawandorder.gr · +1 more
[● 11 SOURCES] Panos Routsi testified at the Larissa Court of Appeals regarding the Tempi train accident. www.zarpanews.gr · www.larissapress.gr · sinidisi.gr · www.larissanet.gr · lawandorder.gr · +6 more
[● 9 SOURCES] The bribery attempt also targeted lawyer Zoë Konstantopoulou. www.zarpanews.gr · sinidisi.gr · www.larissanet.gr · lawandorder.gr · www.newsbeast.gr · +4 more