Change of tack on east Attica fire probe

The head of the Athens prosecutor's office, Ilias Zagoraios, is to continue the investigation into July's deadly fires on the eastern coast of Attica after Supreme Court prosecutor Xeni Dimitriou backtracked on her request to delay its completion until a report by a top public administration official has been taken into account.

Dimitriou had wanted the probe to continue until the findings of the General Inspector of Public Administration, Maria Papaspyrou, had been assessed.

However, her proposal triggered a storm of criticism both from the media and the political opposition, prompting her to retract it and ask Zagoraios to round up the probe.

The Athens prosecutor is expected to start calling suspects to give testimony in the coming days. Members of the eastern Attica regional and municipal authorities, the fire service, the Greek Police, the coast guard and the...