As the “director-orchestrator of the blue scandal”, SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance characterizes Megaros Maximos in its related announcement, basing its claim on the fact of Mr. Skertsos’ admission that the Government and Kyriakos Mitsotakis “knew everything” about OPEKEPE.

According to SYRIZA, this demolishes every justification of the ND.

“We are not talking about negligence or incompetence.

Not only did they know, not only did they cover up, but they actively participated in the creation of a parastatal apparatus that plundered European subsidies. The ministers of the ND government, instead of protecting the farmers, issued circulars to limit controls and enrich the blue-collar children with fictitious declarations, pushed for the release of VAT numbers and bowed to the “Cooks”, “Frappes” and “Butchers” of the circuit.

We demand that Mr. Skertsos and Mr. Mylonakis come to the Commission of Inquiry to tell the Greek people what they knew. And of course, we expect the presence of Mr. Mitsotakis. Will he continue to hide? Or pretend he didn’t know? He knew, he covered up, he bears the ultimate political responsibility.

The blue scandal of OPEKEPE has signature and responsibility: Kyriakos Mitsotakis. He is the prime minister who turned the state apparatus into a tool for the parastatal party.

Society will no longer tolerate corruption and arrogance. The only answer is accountability, justice and political change in an honest and progressive direction,” he says.