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A Greek court convicted five former firefighting and disaster response officials on Monday over the deadliest wildfire<\/a> in the country’s history, with more than 100 people killed outside the capital. But some survivors were outraged when they were fined and let go.<\/p>\n

The 2018 fire swept through the seaside town of Mati, east of Athens. Residents and vacationers, many trapped in their cars, were killed as they tried to escape.<\/p>\n

The officials, including a former fire chief, received sentences of between 15 and 111 years for multiple counts of criminal negligence resulting in injury and loss of life. But the presiding judge ordered that sentences could be served concurrently, capping jail time at five years.<\/p>\n

WILDFIRE RESPONSE PLANS OVERHAULED IN GREECE AHEAD OF SUMMER FIRE SEASON<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

All five convicted officials were let go and allowed to pay fines in lieu of serving their sentences. Under Greek law<\/a>, payment can be deferred pending an appeal.<\/p>\n

A sixth defendant, the owner of the property where the fire<\/a> started, received a three-year sentence for negligence and was also let go. Fifteen other firefighting officials, police, civil protection and local government officials were cleared of all charges.<\/p>\n

Irini Maroupa, one of the lawyers representing the victims, told reporters outside the courthouse that her clients were bitterly disappointed.<\/p>\n

“All sense of shame has been lost,” she said. “The victims of this fire who died in horrific circumstances, and those injured who will suffer for the rest of their lives \u2014 and this was clearly illustrated in court \u2014 will never have the opportunity to find peace in their soul.” During the trial, fire officials described the overwhelming circumstances as the fire swept through Mati and neighboring Nea Voutsa, with high temperatures and gale-force winds, and noted that the blaze blocked many potential evacuation routes.<\/p>\n

More than 1,500 homes and structures were destroyed, along with some 300 cars. The panel of three judges ruled that the response, including a large sea evacuation, was poorly coordinated. Theofanis Hatzistamou, whose son and wife suffered severe injuries, said he felt abandoned by the state. “I\u2019m lucky because I have a child who lived \u2014 child now 11 years old, with scars all over his body and soul, who for the last five years hasn\u2019t slept properly,” he said. Hatzistamou added: “I am going to tell him that Greece has abandoned him for a second time.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/5-former-officials-convicted-greeces-deadliest-wildfire-case <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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