Rammos: The letter to Mr. Tsiara was intended to inform the Authority of the way to implement the new legislative framework

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In today’s statement, the president of the Independent Authority refers to the circulation of incorrect interpretations regarding the disputed letter

The president of the Authority for Ensuring the Privacy of Communications (ADAE) Christos Rammos in today’s announcement he clarifies that many misinterpretations were circulated regarding the content of his letter yesterday (17.1.2023) to the Minister of Justice Constantinos Ciara, etc. and points out that the letter in question was intended to inform the Authority of how to implement the new legislative framework established by Law 5002/2022.

In particular, Mr. Rammos states:

“Because many misinterpretations were circulated regarding the content of my letter of 17.1.2023 to Mr. Minister of Justice, with notification to other state actors, I want to clarify that this letter, as clearly, moreover, arises from a simple reading of it, as the only and exclusive content is the request of ADAE to be informed by the Ministers, who proposed the new law 5002/2022, how they understand the details of the implementation of the provision of article 4 § 7 of the said law. Provision, which contains ambiguities and ambiguities and which must be clarified before it can start to be implemented.

The letter, however, in no way has the meaning of agreeing with it that the provisions of Article 6 § 1 of Law 3115/2003, which provide for the auditing powers of ADAE, have in any way ceased to be valid. As stated in the press release I issued on 10.1.2023, these are two completely different issues. It is another matter to inform citizens who ask to be informed whether the confidentiality of their communications has been lifted in the past for reasons of national security (Article 4 § 7 of Law 5002/2022), and the question of the checks carried out by the Anti-Corruption Commission is a completely different matter. ex officio or following a complaint to providers, the EYP etc. in order to establish whether the legality in the field of lifting the confidentiality of communications is respected and all relevant guarantees are applied to ensure it (Article 6 § 1 of Law 3115/2003)”.

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