In Athens, over 40,000 people flooded the streets, waving banners that read “It’s not an accident, it’s a crime.” Read more at straitstimes.com.
Many protesters waved signs reading “Call me when you get there”, a rallying cry for demonstrators which reportedly originates from a phone call between a mother and her son shortly before he died in the crash.
Calls are growing louder for Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis – who is fighting for re-election this spring – to quit over the tragedy, which has cast a harsh spotlight on decades of government mismanagement of the rail network. A stationmaster, who admitted forgetting to reroute one of the trains, has been arrested and charged,Critics say he was inexperienced and was left working alone during a busy holiday period, and accuse officials of failing to pursue safety reforms on the network.Greece’s transport minister resigned on March 1 and Mr Mitsotakis has apologised to victims’ families, pledging to get to the root of what happened, and embarked on a flurry of public appearances in an apparent bid to soothe anger.
On Wednesday, Mr Mitsotakis met EU officials including the executive director of the bloc’s rail agency and the European Commission’s director for land transport who were invited to Athens, the premier’s office said.
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