“It is a pity that SYRIZA “tools and demeans parliamentary control to create political impressions,” said the Minister of Justice. Konstantinos Tsiarasintervening in the discussion of the conclusion of the Committee of Inquiry “for the investigation of the operation of political manipulation of public opinion, degradation of institutions and waste of public money” in the Plenary Session of the Parliament.
Justice Minister Konstantinos Tsiaras responds to criticism of official opposition leader Alexis Tsipras to deal with the economic crisis from the pandemic, saying that “this government stands by the citizen.” He characterized SYRIZA’s criticism as hypocritical, as it brings “fragmentary elements and views that do not describe the reality as a whole, but in a specific and deliberate way it wants to make fun of the Greek citizens”.
He wondered if SYRIZA understands the reality and what we have been living lately. The discussion, the minister said, “can not be done in terms that existed 15 to 20 years ago, but they realize that we live in a period of pandemic and along with climate change are piles of problems and accuracy is the result of the energy crisis that afflicts Europe and the whole world “.
The minister stressed that “Greek citizens see that the country is moving forward, the economy is developing, its prestige has been restored and another era came with many and great prospects”, in contrast to what existed under the SYRIZA government and asked: “You do not Were you taxing farmers from one euro? Where did you increase the labor contributions? Where did you increase the down payment to taxpayers 100% over the next year? Where did you get the solidarity contribution from 2.2% to 10% and where did you increase the Consumption Tax on heating oil by 20%? That you went 24% VAT everywhere! “
Commenting on the official opposition leader’s report on the economic policy pursued by Cyprus, he wondered “if a SYRIZA government would pursue such a liberal policy pursued by the sister country.” That said, “it’s a huge hypocrisy.”
Mr Tsiaras cited government support measures to address the problem of increases in energy bills, and noted that there were official EU figures today the citizens know it and that is why they understand who should be “at the helm of the country”.
Commenting on Mr. Tsipras’s reports on the resignation of the former Minister of Rural Development Spilios Libanos, he said that “if we want to send a serious message to the citizens, we must go back in time and see the works and the days of our own.” periods of governance “so that we can speak convincingly”.
Mr. Tsiaras, referring to Justice, said that “History writes which government was the one that instituted the passive bribery”. He pointed out that “every day they come to light, that in the previous period some people tried to intervene in Justice to control the joints of power”. Now, the minister said, is “the first time we have positive reports from the EU on the rule of law” and added: “I imagine you do not want SYRIZ guards, but I have not heard any of you deny it. “I imagine you do not want other judges and another School of Judges, but again I have not heard of any of you officially taking a different position.”
Regarding the Commission of Inquiry, the Minister of Justice pointed out that “it is a pity that a historic Commission of Inquiry – as it is the first set up on the initiative of the opposition, a possibility given by the constitutional revision after a proposal by ND – and SYRIZA tried to “to” tool “it and instead of highlighting the maturity of parliamentarism and institutions in our country, it is evolving into an abuse of the possibilities provided by the State and degrading parliamentary control to create political impressions”.
From the Commission’s findings, the opposition’s argument “fell”, said the Minister of Justice, adding that the procedures “followed by the government proved to be both legal and transparent”.
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