Justice, Tempe, honor

The Supreme Court's intervention in the Tempe train collision investigation shows that the judiciary, at least, understands that the institutions are under the public's microscope in this case, and that it is of the greatest importance to restore citizens' faith in them. With the parliamentary inquiry into the possible culpability of politicians having wrapped up, and with the way that it functioned, the prosecutors and investigating judges are shouldering an even larger responsibility in dispensing justice. Healing the national trauma of the Tempe crash, though, will not be achieved through statements, instructions and good intentions; it needs to be seen that the investigations reached the depth necessary for there to be not the slightest hint of a cover-up, indifference or incompetence on the part of the authorities.

The parliamentary committee's handling of the case...