By Despina Vlepaki

The climate in Harilaou Trikoupi was heavy during the disciplinary meeting. It took about 4 hours to make a decision by the Ethics Committee, which with a majority of 8 members against 3 who voted against, announced a suspension of 1 year party status for Katerina Batzeli.

“EDEKAP decides by the majority of suspending the party status of the member of the PASOK Change, Ms. Katerina Batzeli, for one year after her publication, which also implies the simultaneous miscarriage of the PASOK-Main Bank of Change. “ The Ethics Committee reports on the grounds that Mrs. Katerina Batzeli chose to create in her statement a distorted public image of the movement, and although she had many opportunities to rebuild this statement during her repeated television appearances, she did not.

The three members of the instrument voting against the suggestion asked their rationale to be included in the announcement. In fact, George Anagnostou, Pantelis Kamas and Irene Senetakis persuaded by Katerina Batzeli’s explanations, sign in their joint statement:

“The will of Batzeli’s will in no way arose to hurt or judge in any way the President of the Movement Nikos Androulakis, even if the statement was considered, exceeding the above problematic. In addition, criticism of a press release cannot be regarded as a challenge of our Movement President, who apparently has the support of all of us, in an effort to formulate an alternative plan of governance against the destructive course of the country that‘

The “Apology” Batzeli who did not convince her comrades and the Cassian tropari that never loses ..

An hour was explained by the former minister to her comrades who were eventually not convinced of her intentions. Katerina Batzeli read her memorandum, as she did not go to the instrument to apologize. Even coming to the meeting made a placement that may have interpretations ‘A cycle opens and a circle closes’ noted. In the memorandum, the former PASOK minister said, among other things:

“Without any reference or hint to the President’s face. That is, I was clearly referring to the aspirations of the ND (with the phrase “which is of the ND”), meaning that PASOK in every way and tactical, against its pure position, for its autonomous course and conflict with ND. The position we all support, and even with the clear statements of the president, that we will not resume with the ND again. Of course I didn’t mean that ND holds us from the lapel. Is it possible to attribute to my phrase any other interpretation? In fact, in the first part of my position, I had already described the attitude toxic and incorrect N. Pappaswho accused us of keeping us from the “right lapel”?

He was subsequently invited to respond to questions from the members of the Commission. Katerina Batzeli called for her complete exemption and focused on the truth team, which she said she had great success, after being found in the discipline of the construction of the team.

However, after completing her obligations, she hurriedly left Harilaou Trikoupis, as she noted meaningfully – she wanted to go to church to hear the Cassian tropari that never loses. Where she finally found the announcement of the decision on her dismissal from PASOK is something that is being discussed in the journalistic wells as well as her statement immediately after the body’s decision was announced.

“The majority of its decision to suspend my party status for a year is an extreme decision in the history of the great PASOK who, among other things, had democratic processes in decision -making.” Mrs Batzeli noted.

Reaction Harry Duke

The harsh solution brought the immediate reaction from Harry Duke who hastened to comment that deletions did not solve political problems. His basic intra -party opponent Nikos Androulakis He stood by the former minister from the first moment, who was also one of his supporters in the PASOK leadership elections.

“PASOK is a democratic party. Free expression is non -negotiable. It is the foundation of democracy and the basic principle of PASOK since its founding. The deletions, even with arguments for failures, have never solved and will not solve political problems. The lineup needs homosexuality and relationships of trust, which are built with collective functions and companionship. “noted by the mayor of Athens.