The punishment that will be imposed on them regarding the responsibilities attributed to them by the Trial Court for the deadly flood in Mandra in November 2017, are currently awaiting the eight guilty defendants.
The Trial Court is about to announce its decision on the sentences to be imposed on the eight defendants who, according to the decision announced last Thursday, were found guilty of the offences of flooding, manslaughter and negligent bodily harm. These were two deputy mayors, at the time in question, the then mayor of Mandra and five then executives, of the Planning Department and the stream policing service.
The proceedings will begin today with the proposal of the Prosecutor's Office on the applications submitted by the eight guilty defendants for mitigating circumstances. .
After the court decides on the issue of mitigating circumstances, the process is expected to be completed after noon with the announcement of the judges on the sentences to be imposed and the criminal treatment of each convicted person.
The court, after two and a half years of proceedings, declared 13 defendants innocent, including the then Attica regional governor Rena Dourou, considering that the acts attributed to them after a long prosecutorial investigation into the causes of the tragedy that struck Mandra are not substantiated. On the contrary, for the eight held that they are responsible for the position and competence that each had and their actions and omissions that contributed to the disastrous consequences brought about by the natural phenomenon that “hit” West Attica.
The case concerns the intense flooding that hit the area in the early morning hours of November 15, 2017 after a heavy downpour that had occurred overnight. The deadly path of the waters that ran through the city of Mandra claimed the lives of 25 people and caused massive property damage.
