Intervention on the issue that arose with the monument of the unknown soldier made the Minister of State ‘Akis Skrtsosby posting on Facebook.

The post raises three questions at first:

“Do you know that the monument of the unknown soldier (us) has not yet been officially declared by the state as a historic preserved monument, with what this entails for the legal protection provided for any corresponding ancient or modern monument?

Do you know that the bodies that have a comparable one or another to protect the monument are at least 4? The Hellenic Parliament in which our hosts are hosted. The Presidential Guard of the Military Evzones who are responsible for guarding the monument but not the space in front of it. The Ministry of Culture through the competent Directorate of Maintenance of Ancient and Modern Monuments. The Municipality of Athens, which has the responsibility of cleaning the site in front of the monument. And, of course, the Greek Police to comply with order measures.

Finally, you know that the surface of the space in front of us is about 4,500 sq.m. And the surface of the Syntagma Square and the perimeter axes is five times as much as 25,000 sqm? “

“The three questions,” according to the Minister of State, “illuminate because to date we have not been collectively achieved the obvious: that is, to protect with the necessary respect for the sacredness of our sacredness and at the same time to guarantee the constitutionally guaranteed right of all kinds. Without being offended or tooling the integrity of space. ‘

But he adds, “today’s prime minister’s decision is doing just that:

* Removes multiple responsibilities that often lead to inactivity and vacuum of decisions when the sacredness of the space is threatened, and transfers them all to a body, which is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Defense.

* In an institutional manner, for the first time, it is the designation of us as a monument of absolute protection and respect.

* Defines the monument itself as a protection area as well as the 4,500 sq.m. In front of it, while at the same time allowing the right to exercise the right to the peaceful protest throughout the area from Amalia Avenue to the bottom of the Pl. Constitution, which is five times as much of us.

* It is understood that the class measures remain under the responsibility of the Hellenic Police. “

And, in conclusion, “The Monument of the Unknown Soldier belongs to all Greeks and Greeks as a place of memory of those who fought for the freedom of our homeland and those who unite us and must unite us in front of existential dangers for their homeland.

It is time to leave it out of the political tug of daily life that blurs and shrinks memory by creating unnecessary and artificial divisions, ”he said. Skerts.