Tempi: First reactions to the publication of the “Step” to alter the stationmaster’s dialogues on fatal night

The reaction of the government and the Greek Police prompted the publication of the newspaper “The Step of Sunday” regarding the tragedy in Tempes. The newspaper article mentions a distortion of stationmaster’s conversations on the fatal night. Statement by the Deputy Minister with the Prime Minister and Government Representative, Paul Marinakis: Today’s headline paper “is a journalistic spot in its historical course, as it highlights conspiracy scenarios surrounding the causes of the Tempes tragedy, which hurts all Greeks. One would expect an approved publication not to cultivate unsistakable theories about “mandaisere” in order to show, supposedly, the role of the human factor in the tragic accident. Because this role is, unfortunately, obvious and has been demonstrated by all the elements so far. Together, of course, in a series of other aspects, which justice is investigating. After all, if you read the report carefully, you realize that the newspaper itself actually admits not only that there was no attempt to cover up, as the misleading title suggests. But that, on the contrary, the Directorate for Criminal Investigation of the Hellenic Police has fully forwarded the whole of the OSE’s audio recordings to the investigative authorities to conduct their investigation of the truth effectively. At such times everyone is required to respect truth, honesty in mourning, and trust in independent Justice. They have no place of conspiracy theories, poisonous rumors and easy impressions. And in this effort the media also have a serious responsibility. The announcement of EL.A.: Concerning reports in the Sunday press concerning the Tembes accident, the Directorate for Criminal Investigation of the Greek Police are notified of the following: 1. The file kept in our Service shows that the 90111942 document from 2-3-2023 sent electronic files with recordings of conversations concerning the radio, GSM-R system and the fixed telephone line of the Larisa S.S.Larisa, within a portable storage device (USB), from the Department of Maintenance of E-M Systems and Electromotion of OSE in the Larisa Traffic Department. They were subsequently presented to the aforementioned police service on 3-3-2023 and seized on 4-3-2023. They were then sent to our Agency with No. 1019/21/1-ria, from 14-3-2023 reference, in execution of the 9-3-2023 order of the C Investigation Division of the Court of First Instance of Larissa. 2. Our Service drew up No. 3022/21/8623-a from 22-3-2023 laboratory expert report which exported hundreds of files accompanied by their technical characteristics such as date of creation, modification, size and alphanumeric identity etc. It is noted that, among these files, the audio configuration files (.wav) under the names ‘CH1_000003e3_443.wav’ and ‘CH1_000003e4_443.wav’ are included. These records were stored in a digital medium in the form of Annexes accompanying the relevant report. 3. Other laboratory expert reports have been carried out in this case on the basis of relevant orders. 4. It is noted that our Service did not have a transcription on this case.