Overview

• The appeals court upheld last year’s verdicts and added four more convictions for a total of ten, including former fire brigade officials and an individual accused of arson.
• Eleven defendants, among them regional governors, were acquitted of all charges.
• Sentencing scheduled for Wednesday could impose suspended prison terms or fines on those found guilty of misdemeanour charges.
• Victims’ relatives disrupted the hearing with protests, releasing black balloons and white roses and shouting “shame” at the verdict.
• The 2018 blaze killed 104 people as they fled through forested streets and has renewed scrutiny of Greece’s emergency response and the growing wildfire risks driven by climate change.