By Antonis Antzolettos

It is a matter of hours to make up a body or pre -trial committee of the House that will investigate possible criminal responsibilities of the former deputy minister, Christos Triantopoulos for the alteration of the space of the tragic accident in Tempi. It is an issue that constantly highlights the opposition With government officials stressing that there are no evidence that leads to negative conclusions for the former deputy minister. This was said after the publication of the email claiming that he confirms that Mr. Triantopoulos did not give any command, nor had he had a coordinating role. The committee will number 27 members of which 14 will come from the majority.

The convening of another pre -trial committee in Parliament has caused many discussions. Mainly around the law on the responsibility of ministers For which if some minor changes are excluded, it remains the same. The short abolished deadline (Laragraph) provided for ministers’ offenses in Article 86. However, executive law 3126/2003 is in force by retaining the limitation period. This has caused disagreements and legal ambiguities as to whether the amendment made to the Constitution in 2019 can be implemented immediately or if legislative intervention is required.

The problem with the pre -trial or the exam committees that have been constituted in the House is one. The image that comes out in the course of their work is not good. Endless political quarrels, conflicts that in some cases go beyond boundaries, delays, witnesses from the majority and different leaks from the warring sides make up a backdrop not flattering for parliament. These conflicts have for years exaggerated these processes in the eyes of citizens. Very recently, even the prime minister himself admitted that the committee of investigating last year was not a good time in the House.

Is there a solution to the inevitable impasse of committees? Changing the law on ministers’ responsibility at each parliamentary meeting proves to be necessary, as there is almost always a case related to justice. The point is to be modified in such a way that When the prosecution has to be filed, it is facilitated and not to be obstructed in practice by labyrinthine procedures. It is recalled that Kyriakos Mitsotakis asked PASOK’s agreement to make new arrangements in the forthcoming constitutional review. Which was a new field of political confrontation. Change is now a social demand by defining on a other basis the framework for protecting government officials from criminal responsibilities.