The President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metzola announced at the opening of the plenary session in Strasbourg that there is a request from the Belgian authorities for lifting the immunity of MEP Alexis Georgoulis.

“I received a request from the competent Belgian authorities to lift the parliamentary immunity of Alexis Georgoulis. The request is referred to the legal affairs committee” said Ms. Metsola.

Roberta Metsola announced that the committee of the European Parliament will be convened first in one or two weeks and then the Plenary to decide. It was preceded by the announcement of SYRIZA-PS, announcing that Mr. Georgoulis is leaving the party.

In his announcement, Mr. Georgoulis himself speaks of an “obviously false and slanderous complaint, for an incident that allegedly happened three years ago.”

He emphasizes that it is taking place probably not by chance, a few days before the national elections.

“I intend to fight my battle in justice, for the truth and the restoration of my name, requesting the removal of my European parliamentary immunity” he declares, and adds that he is making himself available to the party’s organs and submitting his resignation as a member of as well as from the Eurogroup of SYRIZA-PS.

The announcement of Alexis Georgoulis

“Request to lift my European parliamentary immunity and resign from the Euro group of SYRIZA – PS

“Unfortunately, we live in difficult and dangerous times. To my great surprise, I am informed that an obviously false and slanderous complaint has been filed against me for an incident that allegedly happened three years ago. In the face of this false and insulting attack, which takes place – probably not by chance – a few days before the national elections, I intend to fight my battle in justice, for the truth and the restoration of my name, requesting the removal of my MEP myself immunity.

“In this context and because I do not at all want to influence the struggle of SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance, at all levels, with a purely personal issue, I place myself at the disposal of the party’s organs and submit my resignation from member of the party as well as from the Eurogroup of SYRIZA-PS.

“Yours sincerely
Alexis Georgoulis”