Political friction over shipwreck

The tragic shipwreck off the southern coast of Greece on Wednesday, with dozens of deaths and hundreds missing, has become a source of confrontation between the country's caretaker government and leftist SYRIZA, which referred to "unanswered questions" in relation to the management of one the Mediterranean's worst tragedies of its kind.

The government has responded that it is down to the independent judiciary to make a final judgment on the issue.

In a statement, the caretaker government said that the establishment of the circumstances and causes of the capsizing and sinking of the fishing boat requires a thorough investigation of the actual facts.

"The government listens, records and carefully evaluates all relevant information, opinions and views, but its position is that it is up to the competent bodies within the rule of law and in particular the...