Auditors of Contract 717 prosecuted for misconduct
The Athens Prosecutor’s Office is prosecuting two inspectors at the National Transparency Authority concerning the investigation into the delayed implementation of Contract 717 of ERGOSE, the projects branch of Hellenic Railways (OSE), which has been causally linked with the railway collision in Tempe in central Greece in February 2023 that cost the lives of 57 people.
Contract 717 relates to signaling and other work that was not carried out.
The two auditors are being prosecuted for misconduct (misdemeanor) because they assigned disciplinary, but not criminal, responsibilities to the management of the consortium responsible for the contract’s implementation.
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Athens also brought serious prosecutions for fraud and breach of trust against a total of 23 people a few months ago over the delay, including former and current executives of the consortium, ERGOSE and the Transport Ministry, who were responsible for the project’s implementation.
