On Wednesday morning by PASOK spokesman for SKAI and “Today”, with Dimitris Economou and Akis Pavlopoulos on Wednesday morning. Costas Tsoukalas.
Tsoukalas: The OPECEPE scandal attempt to create a party state
Referring to the scandal of OPEKEPE, The PASOK -Movement spokesman said: “Yesterday we learned that our country ate a fine of about 420 million for OPEKEPE. This fine is the result of trying to make a party state, a party of the New Democracy “, adding that” out of the 570 million that is the total fine of Europe in Member States, 420 million relates to Greece.
We have 78% of the total fine. It is a cross for the country. What does this mean if we divide it with the 10 million Greeks? That the personal state Mitsotakis, the New Democracy party state, costs every Greek 42 euros, every Greek family of 160 euros on average. “
“We will take every initiative to clarify, but We are also committed that when the government is changed, Those who did it will pay for it, “he added.
Tsoukalas: Turkey’s clear defeat in European Defense Policy according to Karamanlis
He then referred to yesterday’s statements by former Prime Minister K. Karamanlis, noting: “Mr Karamanlis, in terms of Turkey’s involvement in European defense and security policy, said we were clearly defeated, he said that we were clearly isolated.”
By criticizing the government and addressing ND MP Yiannis Economou, he stressed: “Does the country do everything it needs to highlight Turkey’s revisionism?” critical issue of direction resources to Ankara.
‘To have a reliable and autonomous European defense capability, Do we agree that Europe should have a self -sufficiency? ” He questioned and added that European defense comes in countries such as Turkey, which “either illegally holds a large part of Cyprus illegally or threatens our own sovereign rights.”
At the same time, he stressed that “here we have come to not be able to secure the interconnection of our islands”, commenting that “it does not seem to have been highlighted by the government.”
Tsoukalas: “Today is the last act of cover -up with the signature of the Prime Minister”
Subsequently, talking about the discussion for the establishment of a pre -trial investigation for former Minister Costas Ah. Karamanlis, He commented on the report of Mr. Yiannis Economou, who spoke of referral to “professionals” and not “digital judges” as well as the separation of policies from criminal responsibilities, with PASOK spokesman saying:
“What Mr Economou has just said is quintessence, is what the tombstone is probably coming today with the signature of the government. Why? We made a proposal perfectly compatible with the existing case file.
The existing case file has said First of all that there was independent responsibility for the safety of railways in the ministry, So I can’t realize that while the ministry has a responsibility, the minister has no responsibility, “recalling that” the case file says of the Central Directors’ criminal liability, precisely because of the responsibility for security, I am not saying it. “
“We, then, brought the most compatible proposal with the case file. What did the government say and what does Mr. Economou say now? “Do we want the truth to shine.” But, if they want the truth to shine, why do they not accept our own proposal that has a bigger range and is more compatible with the case file? “, To add that the government wants” to be audited by the Judicial Council and degrade it? “
In addition, he pointed out the danger of ‘Do not cut the Judicial Council new evidence through investigative actions“, In the absence of the discussion in a preliminary committee,” that’s why today we say it is the last act of a cover -up business with the signing of the prime minister, “Mr Tsoukalas concluded.