{"id":10034,"date":"2024-04-29T17:00:09","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T14:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=10034"},"modified":"2024-04-29T17:00:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T14:00:09","slug":"greece-convicts-six-and-clears-15-over-deadly-blaze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=10034","title":{"rendered":"Greece convicts six and clears 15 over deadly blaze"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/greece-convicts-six-and-clears-15-over-deadly-blaze.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>A man was convicted of involuntary arson on Monday for his role in\u00a0Greece\u2018s deadliest wildfire in memory, and five former fire officials found guilty of misdemeanours linked to their response to the 2018 blaze, judicial sources said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cypru-video-ads\" id=\"cypru-554668160\">\n<div id=\"cypru-1794295224\" data-cypru-trackid=\"478051\" data-cypru-trackbid=\"1\" class=\"cypru-target\">\n<div id=\"gpt-ad-1824645540490-0\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As the court announced the convictions \u2013 and the acquittal of 15 others including regional governors on the misdemeanour charges including involuntary manslaughter \u2013 relatives of the victims shouted \u201cshame\u201d, one of their lawyers said<br \/>\nFamily members burst into tears after the acquittals, and some said the sentences for the misdemeanours \u2013 which all had jail terms but with the alternative of a fine \u2013 were too lenient, a spokesman for the relatives told Reuters.<br \/>\nA total of 104 people were killed in the fire\u00a0in the seaside town of Mati in July 2018, many of them as the\u00a0tried to escape\u00a0through a maze of streets.<br \/>\nSurvivors accused authorities at the time of failing to coordinate rescue operations and reacting too slowly.<br \/>\nThe government and local authorities dismissed the accusations, blamed arsonists and said high winds and fierce flames had meant there was\u00a0no time\u00a0for coordinated action.<br \/>\nThe five former fire officials were found guilty of misdemeanour charges including involuntary manslaughter,\u00a0according to state TV ERT and the Athens News Agency.<br \/>\nThey were each sentenced to up to five years in prison with the alternative of a roughly 40,000-euro fine, lawyer Alexandros Papasteriopoulos said.<br \/>\nThe 15 acquitted officials had been charged with similar misdemeanours. Greek law bars the publication of their names.<br \/>\nOne Greek man was sentenced to three years for the misdemeanour of involuntary arson, also with the alternative of a fine.<br \/>\nAll defendants on Monday had denied any wrongdoing.<br \/>\nMati, a heavily wooded area overlooking the sea east of Athens, was popular with pensioners and children at summer camps.<br \/>\nCountries on the Mediterranean have suffered a series of devastating wildfires in recent years amid hotter and drier weather that scientists have linked to\u00a0climate change.<br \/>\nRelatives plan to appeal against the court ruling,\u00a0Yannis Karagkounis, a\u00a0lawyer representing the family of one of the victims told Reuters<br \/>\n\u201cWe are saddened by the outcome but we won\u2019t stop fighting,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man was convicted of involuntary arson for his role in Greece&#8217;s deadliest wildfire in memory, and five former fire officials were found 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