Could the Areios Pagos cut the Spartans pre-election? Shouldn’t there have been a more thorough investigation? Do the appeals against them have a legal basis?
The two governmental legislative arrangements for Ilias Kasidiaris they succeeded in not entering the Parliament, but found another “door”, supported the Spartans, and entered with 4.7%, emphasized SKAI journalist Ioanna Mandrou.
Could Areios Pagus cut off the Spartans? No, explained the SKAI journalist, because when the party went for an inspection there was no problem. The fact that the Spartans were candidates from the Greeks of Kasidiaris was not a reason to cut the Spartans. The law does not say that if you are a candidate with the Greeks you are prohibited from being a candidate, but that you are prohibited from being a candidate if you have a conviction for Golden Dawn, for a criminal organization, he explained. After all, when the Spartans passed through the Areopagus, Kasidiaris’ statements of support and Vassilis Stiga’s “thank yous” did not exist. Shouldn’t there have been a more thorough investigation? Could. The government’s law had a provision that the Supreme Court should do an ex officio audit and some services (ELAS, EYP) should provide information, which they did not submit. The former president of PASOK and constitutionalist Evangelos Venizelos commented that the responsibility of controlling parties should have been given to the prosecutor of the Supreme Court, whoever could gather papers and evidence.
Elections if they are “thrown” by the Parliament
Referring to the statement of the constitutional expert Kostas Chrysogonou to SKAI that there is a serious possibility that the Spartans to be cut in the electoral court, Ioanna Mandrou noted that politically it is heavy to throw out of the Parliament a party that got 4.7% without solid evidence and to hold elections again. Because if he leaves the national delegation for reasons of violation of electoral legislation, his seats are not shared among the existing parliamentary parties, elections are held again, emphasized Ioanna Mandrou.
At the legal level now, dozens of appeals will be made by citizens or political formations. The issue is whether any of them will have a legal basis so that they can be brought to the table of the electoral court and a substantial discussion can take place. The SKAI journalist expressed her serious doubts.
A criminal offense is also not justified for ex officio judicial intervention, with the electoral legislation being very specific.
Source: Skai
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