Parliament committee to investigate fatal rail crash

The Parliament approved late Wednesday the setup of an investigative committee that will examine the fatal railway crash of February 28, 2023, that killed 57 near the Vale of Tempe, in central Greece.

The 300-member Parliament voted, 266-32, in favor of a proposal by the Communist Party that will examine not only the immediate causes of the crash itself but the overall neglect of the railway network since 1997.

The socialist PASOK party dissented, calling for a "pre-interrogation investigation committee" that would examine, with the aid of judicial authorities, the criminal responsibilities of the Transport Minister at the time of the accident and his immediate predecessors. 

A simple investigation committee decides on the political responsibilities of the government's in the examined period and, if there is enough evidence, may recommend the setup of a pre...