2024-03-02 13:00:13
“We welcome the sad anniversary, bowing our heads to the memory of the 57 innocents we lost and to the ordeal of the injured,” says the prime minister in his statement on the occasion of the completion of one year since the Tempe tragedy.
Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis notes that “only Justice is the one that will shed light on the case” which, as he emphasizes, moves quickly and at the highest level, calling the first of those who must be held accountable” and expresses his certainty that the guilty they will be punished.
The prime minister states that “first the government and the political system must distinguish behind the tragedy a collective failure”, which, as he says, we must “uproot together”.
The statement of Kyriakos Mitsotakis in detail:
“One year since the tragedy of Tempe, the wounds from the loss of its victims remain fresh, with the Golgotha of their own people always difficult and uphill. It is true that time froze, at that time, when the place collided head-on with its worst self. It went off the rails, buckling under the weight of a hidden reality. And, in an instant, he saw the past produce the unthinkable in the present.
On such a day, sadness cannot be painted with party colors. And respect for suffering requires maturity and prudence. In overcoming this national trauma, time will not be an ally. It may, however, offer some relief when all the causes of the evil are brought to light. When all doubt is cleared. When even the most absurd rumors are disproved. And, above all, when the guilty are punished. And that will happen.
The House examined dozens of witnesses with hundreds of pieces of evidence, investigating how human error met fatally with the state’s timeless loopholes. But it also does not cease to be a political institution. That is why only Justice is the one that will shed light on the case, as we all want. He is already moving quickly and to the highest degree, calling the first of those to account. I have complete confidence in her and I am sure she will rise to the occasion. The truth, then, is not late. Just as the state’s efforts to cure its own serious deficiencies are not taking long.
We welcome, therefore, the sad anniversary, bowing our heads in memory of the 57 innocents we lost and the ordeal of the wounded. Thinking of the families, who have every right to make their pain a protest. However, first the government and the political system we must distinguish behind the tragedy a collective failure. To find its trunk and branches and boldly uproot it, not divided, but united.
Our mission is to turn pain into action. So that the organizations that serve the citizen operate safely, consistently and professionally. The State should not remain a prisoner of the bureaucracy, which delays critical projects. And the courts to decide in a timely manner, especially for cases that concern society.
As Prime Minister, as a citizen, but also as a father, I participate in the mourning of the homeland. And I repeat the commitment that the country will continue on the path of constant vigilance and progress. Changing the state and improving everyday life. Without compromises with today’s mistakes and overturning yesterday’s pathogens. Until “never again” becomes a slogan, finally, a reality”.