“Trying to justify the unjustified, the government representative Pavlos Marinakis, referring to the fire in Xylokastro of Corinthia, in which two residents of the area lost their lives, went so far as to invoke the “narrowness of the roads” in the area!”, he points out in a statement of SYRIZA-PS.

“This is yet another… important finding by the Mitsotakis government, which assured, through the mouth of the prime minister himself, that he had taken all the necessary measures to deal with the fires, before the start of the fire fighting season. And now, at the end of it, they “discovered” that the Corinthian Wooden Castle has… narrow streets and a “difficult” geographical relief. Indeed, the preparation of the Mitsotakis government is excellent”, comments SYRIZA.

“From here on, we are not at all surprised by what Mr. Marinakis said regarding the recent death of the immigrant at the Police Department of Ag. Panteleimon. The rhetoric about “allegedly sensitive” people trying to “politicize” this particular issue is the rhetoric aimed at petting the ears of the far Right” he adds and notes:

“This is an extremely dangerous tactic that leads directly to the strengthening of racism and the escalation of violence. And of course it confirms once again that the doctrine of the Mitsotakis government is the abdication of responsibility”.