An investigator into the tragedy at the Greek seaside resort of Mati, where 102 people were killed in a fire on July 23, 2018, was pressured to “ bury ” evidence, the Kathimerini daily said this weekend .
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Fire department investigator Dimitris Liotsios was reportedly ordered by then-fire chief Vassilis Mattheopoulos to " bury " investigation reports to avoid reprisals from his superiors, according to the everyday. " It is now clear that there was an attempt to cover up " the facts, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday.
102 dead
On July 23, 2018, 102 people died in a violent fire that ravaged the seaside resort located about forty kilometers from Athens. The leftist government of the time had insisted on the difficulty of organizing the evacuation of the threatened people, with winds blowing at 120 km / h.
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Nevertheless, in the weeks that followed, the minister in charge of police, Olga Gerovassili, resigned, after accusations that the police had not secured the area quickly enough, nor alerted the firefighters to the extent of the fire.
The courts have filed criminal negligence charges against 20 people, including senior officials from the fire department, port police and civil protection. Olga Gerovassili described the daily news as false. Asked by AFP, the former head of the fire department called this information " lies ".