In addition to the resignation of Konstantinos Karamanlis as Minister of Transport, the resignation of the heads of the Hellenic Railway Organization and ERGOSE, its subsidiary specialised in infrastructure initiatives, have additionally been added. Mitsotakis has confirmed the start-up of a committee of consultants in command of “study in depth the causes of the accident”
The Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, has confirmed that the resignation of Konstantinos Karamanlis as Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, has additionally been joined by the resignation of the heads of the Hellenic Railway Organization (OSE) and ERGOSE, its specialised subsidiary in infrastructure initiatives.
In stated assertion, Mitsotakis has confirmed that the Minister of State, Giorgos Gerapetritis, will assume the Transport portfolio on an interim foundation after the resignation of Karamanlis; on the identical time that he has introduced the resignation of the highest managers of each the OSE and ERGOSE railway corporations.
“Their angle honors them, since every thing exhibits that the drama is, sadly, primarily as a consequence of a tragic human error,” stated Mitsotakis, who confirmed that he had requested Gerapetritis to arrange a committee of consultants in command of “inspecting in depth the causes of the accident”.
Likewise, he has promised to “analyze the perennial delays within the execution of railway initiatives”, and has assured that the Justice “will do its job”. “Responsibilities might be settled,” confused the Greek prime minister, who has appealed for “unity” to beat an “unprecedented” tragedy.
Mitsotakis has additionally reported that this identical Wednesday he has traveled to the place of the “horrible accident” and has transferred his deep gratitude to the members of the emergency providers who’ve attended the tragedy, together with the Fire Department, the Police, rescue personnel and Civil Protection.
“I’ve met with the relations of the victims and the disappeared within the Larissa hospital. In their unspeakable ache, with an extra of dignity, they’ve requested me: ‘Why?’ They have instructed me: ‘Never once more.’ We owe them an trustworthy reply,” Mitsotakis stated.