Chris Avramidis wrote that Justice Minister Giorgos Floridis attributed to Pano Routsis and the other relatives of the victims of the Tempe tragedy an intention to obstruct the trial through a hunger strike. According to Avramidis, Floridis presented the strike as the last major effort to prevent the trial from starting and questioned the motives of the relatives regarding the exhumations. Avramidis argued that documents revealed by MEGA showed that the relatives were requesting specialized examinations to determine how their loved ones died. He mentioned that state experts had identified a laboratory in the Netherlands that agreed to carry them out, but the prosecutor's office continued to seek clarifications, and the exhumations had not progressed, placing the responsibility on the state. He added that he asked government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis if he agreed with Floridis, and that Marinakis initially defended the minister, saying he answered "very correctly." When Avramidis asked if he agreed that the hunger strike of a father who lost his child aimed to obstruct the trial, Marinakis, according to the journalist, avoided answering directly. Later he stated that he did not characterize Floridis' statement as accurate, while Avramidis noted that he had previously said the minister responded "very correctly." He concluded that despite repeated questions, the government spokesman did not clarify whether the government agreed with the minister's accusation. #Τεμπη #Τεμπη_εγκλημα #Τεμπη #Δικαιοσύνη #Απεργία_Πείνας (translated)
