Justice and the pathogenesis of the judicial system

Ioanna Mandrou

The speech was given to the journalists by the Movement for the Acceleration of Justice during the 6th day that it organized. “It is not only the duty of judges and lawyers but also of journalists to highlight this burning issue,” said the president of the Athens Bar Association, Dimitris Vervesos, while the president of ESIEA, Maria Antoniadou, referred to the difficulties of journalism. and in this field.

Journalist Alexandros Avlonitis spoke about the chronic pathogenesis of the judicial system, as he has experienced it from his long experience in reporting, talking about rivalries and conflicts between justice officials that often, as he said, often even surpass those among politicians. . “It is equally problematic that the trade unions do not devote space in their programs to the problem of judicial slowness,” he added.

“With almost 400,000 lawsuits a year, how can this not be a problem?” asked journalist Anna Kandyli to refer to her personal experience where as a party she waited four years for the decision to be clarified.

For her part, journalist Vasiliki Kokkali noted that the problem is multifactorial. “Justice is an institution that needs support,” he said, adding that “in many courts we see from the headquarters a tolerance for the waste of time.”

“I am from the time when the courts had a list of 35 cases and tried all of them,” said veteran court reporter Georgia Contrarou, noting that the problem today stems from the quality of the administration of justice.

For the journalist Konstantinos Giorgizas, the outdated equipment and the dichotomy of the Greeks are, among other things, at the root of the problem.

The state, the legal world and the judiciary are primarily the main culprits of the problem, according to journalist Ioanna Mandrou. She referred to the “poor quality” of the laws, but also to the fact that “the state is the worst party”. He also spoke about the bad infrastructure, but also the “cutter” that must be included in the dictatorship of the Greeks.

Journalist Dina Tsoukalas noted that legislative interventions do not work, as Justice is a mirror of our society. “I remember the surprise of Commission officials when they saw an employee transporting the files in a supermarket trolley,” he said, wondering why the state does not insist on the institution of mediation.

The discussion was moderated by journalist Takis Tsimpoukis.

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