“Was Mr. Tsipras aware of the activities of Mr. Pappas, his closest and oldest associate?” asks the government spokesman
For Alexis Tsipras to give answers regarding what the private secretary of businessman Christos Kalogritsa testified to the Special Court, Evthalia Diamantiasks the government representative, Yiannis Oikonomou.
Specifically, Ms. Diamantis testified that “envelopes and bags of money were leaving Mr. Kalogritsa’s office, which were money to help the party (SYRIZA)” and he added that money was also given to journalists, as well as to other persons, who planned its operation channel and the newspaper (a newspaper would be published alongside the channel).
Mrs. Diamanti stated that the businessman was asked to help the SYRIZA venture to establish a television station, which would be a party channel that would be commanded by Mr. Pappas and the party, and added that Mr. Kalogritsa was asked to “lend” his name for the establishment of the channel.
Furthermore, the witness mentioned that Mr. Pappas visited Mr. Kalogritsa every day, sometimes even twice a day. Before Mr. Pappas went to Maximou, he used to come to the offices of Mr. Kalogritsa’s company, they talked for about an hour and left, and he added that several times the businessman went to Maximou and there he saw Mr. Pappas and others.
In his announcement, Yannis Oikonomou states: “After what Ms. Diamanti testified under oath about the black money routes between Mr. Nikos Pappa, Christos Kalogritsa and Artemis Artemiou, with the purpose of financing SYRIZA and its journalistic arms, the questions are relentlessly and Mr. Tsipras personally owes clear answers to the Greek people.
Answers to everything that for years hypocritically denied that they had happened.
Did Mr. Tsipras know the activities of Mr. Pappas, his closest and oldest associate?
Why does he still support him and cover for him politically?
How many bags and with what amounts did they end up in the coffers of SYRIZA?
Instead of giving sermons, Mr. Tsipras and SYRIZA should answer these relentless questions.”
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