“Mr. Kasselakis, although every time he raises the bar of vulgarity and self-mockery, he manages to overcome it” says the government representative Pavlos Marinakis answering in a statement by the president of SYRIZA on the release of Michaloliakos.

“He dared today, instead of being silent about the actions and omissions of his party, to try to use the release of the leader of the criminal organization “Golden Dawn” as a political tool,” notes Pavlos Marinakis.

“Let someone inform him that:

  • Decisions are issued by judges and not by governments and parties, since in our Republic there is a separation of powers.
  • If the amendments to the Criminal Code by the ND governments could be applied in the disputed case – which his party did not vote for either in principle or in article – the released person would not even be able to apply.
  • When the party in which he was elected president was the government, he was looking for a courtroom for 4.5 years to try the case in question.
  • SYRIZA was the party that did not vote for the amendments on which the Justice was based and excluded this formation and its offshoots from the parliamentary elections.
  • Those who point the finger at us “forgot” to submit a memorandum against these formations, both for the parliamentary elections of 2023 and for the European elections of 2024.

“For decades they roamed around as the supposed monopoly holders of democratic sensibility and anti-fascist struggles, and within a few years reality itself unmasked them. All they have to do is apologize for all of the above, instead of pointing fingers with excessive hypocrisy,” concludes the government representative.