“From the beginning, the Government has clearly stood in favor of a full investigation of the case, within the framework defined by the law, and the restoration of the consequences of the wrong handling that was demonstrated has already been launched”, emphasized Mr. Oikonomou
All the answers will be given in the proper way: with full institutional respect and with a view to safeguarding the public interest, stated the Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister and Government Spokesperson, Giannis Oikonomou responding to the position of the leader of the Opposition Officer, Alexis Tsipras regarding the phone surveillance case.
“From the outset, the Government has clearly stood in favor of a full investigation of the case, within the framework defined by the law, and the restoration of the consequences of the wrong handling that was demonstrated has already been launched“, stressed Mr. Oikonomou, pointing out that all the answers will be given in the proper way: with full institutional respect and with a view to safeguarding the public interest.
“At the end of the thorough investigation, the final political assessment will be made and it will be seen who is really consistent in the institutions – especially when he has the responsibility of governance – and defender of the truth.”, he underlined.
The president of SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance, Alexis Tsipras, speaks of “a great scandal and unforgivable regime arrogance, from a prime minister who thought no one could control him”, in his on camera statement, in the wake of the surveillance scandal and two resounding resignations, of the general secretary of the prime minister, Grigoris Dimitriadis, and of the head of the EYP, Panagiotis Kontoleontos.
Accusing Kyriakos Mitsotakis of knowingly lying, Alexis Tsipras notes: Mr. Mitsotakis “he allegedly did not know, while he himself changed the law so that the ADAE was not allowed to tell someone that he was being monitored, and that was as soon as he became aware of the first complaint». “He did not know, while he himself had assumed the responsibility of EYP from the first day. Did he not even know what he was legislating? Who can believe him?“, he emphasizes.
“No hypocritical apology can erase the trauma he has inflicted on the democratic functioning of the polity.“, he declares and adds: “as far as we are concerned, we will do everything in our power, today as the opposition, but also tomorrow as a progressive government, so that the responsibilities are assigned and there is a democratic reform of the EYP regime».
“With a majority of democratic logic and institutional sensitivity, which the country needs. Because the Rule of Law in the Hellenic Republic is a non-negotiable conquest”, concludes Alexis Tsipras.
It is recalled that he will make a statement on the case of telephone surveillance on Monday Kyriakos Mitsotakis, according to government sources, after the resignations of Grigoris Dimitriadis and Panagiotis Kontoleontos.
The same sources note that the prime minister will not wait for the resumption of the work of the Parliament in order to take a position on the latest developments.
After all, the Maximos Palace makes it clear that it will shed “plenty of light” on the case with the government representative, Yiannis Oikonomou, announcing last night that the government accepts the request of the president of PASOK for the establishment of a Commission of Inquiry to investigate the case, as well as the re-convening of the Institutions and Transparency Committee of the Parliament, where a tough battle is expected from September.
According to “Kathimerini”, the tangle of developments began to unravel last Thursday afternoon, when Kyriakos Mitsotakis was also informed that the EYP had previously recorded, through the process of legal connection, the telephone communications of the current president of PASOK-KINAL , at the request of a foreign agency. This provoked a strong reaction from the prime minister, as the National Intelligence Service made such a decision without informing the political leadership, which should have been taken for granted, given that the foreign agency’s request was for a political figure.
In addition, despite the fact that the issue of wiretapping has been in the news for days after the complaint of Nikos Androulakis, the leadership of the EYP did not think it was necessary to inform, but waited for the information requested by the Communications Privacy Assurance Authority (ADAE), from which emerged that the president of PASOK-KINAL had been declassified and only then did the EYP decide to inform Maximos Palace. Government sources declare that if the EYP had informed the political leadership as it should have, under no circumstances would consent to declassify be given. Thus, the resignation of Mr. Kontoleon was a one-way street.
As far as Mr. Dimitriadis is concerned, his resignation is attributed to his targeting and the climate of toxicity that has developed around him as the closest associate of Kyriakos Mitsotakis in order to hurt the prime minister. Government sources make it clear that until yesterday the general secretary of the prime minister had absolutely nothing to do with Predator, while he was about to defend himself and appealed to the Court by filing lawsuits against those who involved him in cases with the illegal software.
Finally, the Maximos House emphasizes that there is no question of early elections and the decision of Mr. Mitsotakis for elections at the end of the four-year term is indisputable.
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