Greece's shipping minister resigns after ferry passenger was pushed to his death

Miltiadis Varvitsiotis insisted he had been misinterpreted and subjected to “toxic” influence; Photo: AP/Thanassis Stavrakis

But he was widely criticized for the remarks and, amid growing political pressure, he resigned from Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

Four crew members face criminal charges. death of a person. The two were remanded in custody on Monday after giving evidence in court.

Deeply angry over the incident, the Prime Minister said last week he was «disgusted and horrified» by the crew's treatment passenger.

Amid deep anger over the incident, the Prime Minister said last week that he was «disgusted and horrified» by the crew's treatment of the passenger.

In deep angered by the incident, the prime minister said last week he was «disgusted and horrified». p>

Attica Group, which owns Blue Star Ferries, expressed shock at the death of the passenger and promised to “cooperate with all relevant authorities to thoroughly investigate the incident.”