Mr. Agorastos, who appeared in the morning before the investigative committee, once once more expressed his deepest sadness and heartbreak for the tragic accident in Tempe as well as his respect for the pain of the relatives, relatives of the victims and the survivors.
Subsequently, he informed the members of the committee “that for these facts, among other things, a criminal preliminary examination was already carried out once morest me by the Larissa District Prosecutor’s Office and, subsequently, as I was informed by the Larissa District Prosecutor’s Office, a criminal prosecution was brought once morest me for the offense of dereliction of duty and the case file was forwarded to the Court of Appeal of Larisa due to special proceedings.
I point out, continued Mr. Agorastos, “that given my status as a defendant in the same case, it is not possible for me to testify before the Parliament’s investigative committee since, as I mentioned above, it is pending in court and I will be able to testify following completion of the criminal procedure”.
Mr. Agorastos also reported to the MPs “the impermissible and illegal publication of elements of the criminal case filed once morest me in the mass media” stressing that “the criminal process, in which I am the accused, cannot be influenced by external factors”.
The former regional governor of Thessaly invoked for his decision, articles 145 and 137 of the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament, from which “it follows that the investigative committees have, among other things, the right to call and examine witnesses with the conditions and the formalities provided by the Code of Criminal Procedure”. As he noted, from the combination of articles 223 and 273 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, “it follows that the person who has been prosecuted and has acquired the status of the accused is prohibited from being called and examined as a witness” and that this prohibition results and from the enhanced provisions of the relevant international conventions that Greece has ratified.
In closing, Mr. Agorastos said: “I deny any accusation once morest me as baseless and unfairly formulated in the public discourse, which is a result of deception, political confrontations and pursuits, given that, as I have already said in my statement, the Region of Thessaly provided only supportive assistance, consisting only of the provision of machinery, as decided by the civil protection coordinating body. That is, he acted as he had to act, without having the initiative to act.
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