In fact, he cites a video circulating on the internet that was taken in 2015, in which the party’s press representative, Nasos Iliopoulos, is seen shouting hooligan-type slogans, threatening journalists with lynching.
With one ND responds with a harsh announcement in his statements Alexis Tsipras on press freedom recalling that the responsible minister has been referred to the special court for information manipulation operation.
“Listening to Mr. Tsipras defend the freedom of the press, we will be constantly reminded of how it is perceived in the party whose responsible minister has been referred to the special court for the information manipulation operation“, is stated in a statement by the Press Office of New Democracy.
And he adds that “the most illustrative example is the party’s press representative, Mr. Iliopoulos, who is seen shouting unacceptable hooligan-type slogans, threatening journalists with lynching. The video circulating on the internet was taken in 2015, when the SYRIZA government shut down the country’s first private television channel, leaving hundreds of journalists on the street. But the perception of SYRIZA remains exactly the same in 2022».
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