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- In an interview for GRReporter the director of the Hellenic Air Accident Investigation and Aviation Safety Board said that, for him, the case of the crash of the Helios Airways plane is over. Is this case over for you?
 
- It is absolutely not. Consultants to the Greek board urged it to re-investigate the case. Even today there are serious concerns about the safety of the aircraft and there has recently been an accident with a similar model of Boeing in Australia. Many European professional organizations sent recommendations to the Greek board to investigate the case again. I personally sent an application to the European Court of Human Rights in connection with the violation of my rights during the trial in Athens. You know about the translation, the concealment of evidence, the absolute imbalance in terms of the time that was given to the defence and the prosecution, the tolerance towards the prosecution and the pressure that was exerted on my defenders and me during the procedure, about the absolute impartiality of the court. Therefore, this case is definitely not over. In conclusion I want to say that although the circumstances between the Malaysian HM370 and the Cyprus Helios 522 are different, it seems that the scheme after the accident is the same. The case was first politicized, mostly politicians express opinions instead of experts. In the next stage, it will most probably be perceived as criminal whereas, meanwhile, the conclusions are formed under the cover of political and corporate interests.