The Prosecutor’s Office has summoned the former CEO of the Hellenic Train, Maurizio Kapotorto following statements he made before a Parliamentary Inquiry Committee last year, according to which there was no suspicious cargo on the fatal Tempi freight train in 2023 which killed 57 people, the majority of which were university students.

The former CEO was called by the Prosecutor’s office to provide explanations concerning allegations of false testimony—specifically, the presentation of inaccurate information during his examination before the relevant Inquiry Committee. This is part of an ongoing criminal preliminary investigation into the Tempi disaster.

The prosecutorial investigation was ordered and remains underway following the transmission of the Italian executive’s testimony to the Athens Court of Appeals Prosecutor’s Office a year ago, with the unanimous agreement of all political parties in the Inquiry Committee.

Kapotorto’s testimony will be taken by the Athens Prosecutor’s Office, while a case file related to the 2023 train crash tragedy has also been requested from judicial authorities in Larissa.

Whether he will face criminal charges for his statements before the Inquiry Committee depends on the explanations he provides. Any potential prosecution, according to the law, would only proceed after the conclusion of the main investigation into the Tempi tragedy in Larissa.

More and more details of the explosive case, which has prompted nationwide outrage leading to multiple protests across Greece over the past two years, have been coming to light contradicting the official government narrative that there was no inflammable material transported on the train in February 2023.