The well -known case of “rapist with the cheese pie” today revived at Parliamentwith the Minister of Justice, George Floridisto refer to his legal defense, then, by the Zoe Konstantopoulou.
For those who may not know the case, in the summer of 2005, in the area around the Acropolis, a man, Aristotle Emmanuel, approached tourists, mainly foreigners, offering them a free tour of Athens. After the confidence he earned, They offered them cheesecake contained in the hypnotic pillnox.
When the victims lost their senses, they transferred them to hotels and the he raped. The first complaint was made on March 6, 2005 by 29 -year -old Australian tourist Natalie Karnif, who described the process of approaching and attacking. The “rapist with the cheese pie”, the father of two children, acknowledged his act, citing psychological and marital problems. He initially accepted the accusations, but later claimed that the victims had consent.
His defense was entrusted to Zoe Konstantopoulou, a MP of SYRIZA. The trial was extremely time -consuming, with constant postponements and objections from the defense. From 2006 to 2013, trials were postponed due to abstinence of lawyers, strikes, absence of victims and witnesses, as well as claims of judges.
In this case, therefore, Mr Floridis was mentioned from the House. Shortly before she started the story of the “rapist with the cheese pie”, she said: “We heard Mrs Constantopoulou tell us:” What color does justice have, what taste, how does it smell? ” So let’s look at it. Listen to some names … “.
And then he mentioned the names of the four women who were in a hurry to add: “They had visited Greece. Unknown to each other. And they were raped by some Greek here. After they were previously nodded. Ms Constantopoulou took over the defense of these women, who were in a hurry. “
And he continued, highlighting the fact that, “when the trial went to start, there was no approach that was not exhausted, in order to constantly achieve postponements (Mrs. Constantopoulou).” “These women come from Australia …” he said.
See the excerpt from the House
With the president of the Freedom Cruise to shout “lies” from the benches as the Minister of Justice spoke, he continued: “There are complaints of that period from women’s organizations. For the torture you did to those women. Torture normally. Back and forth. “
And he continued: “The sentence that was finally imposed was 12 years. But Ms Konstantopoulou did not forget her good client’s good. When SYRIZA came in 2015, three months later came The Paraskevopoulos Law for the release of all the great criminals. He released all the heavy crime. Murderers, drug dealers, rapists and then closed the banks. Within five months with Konstantopoulou President (House of Representatives). “
“Indeed,” Mr Floridis recalled, “in the debate of that bill took the floor (Mrs Constantopoulou) and concluded with real relief:” I am voting for this bill “. I imagine what the murderers, the robbers, the drug dealers, the rapists felt. The client’s rapist is in them. “
And the minister concluded, addressing Zoe Konstantopoulou: “What you say is a scam, a lie, a hypocrisy. You feel nothing about the victims of the Tempi, about relatives. A wildlife of this national tragedy you want through lies. In democracies the truth cannot be hidden. If something unites you in this alliance of the desperate of Xyliou, it is hatred for representative democracy and a love for an eastern country. “
The case of the Express Samina shipwreck and the stance of SYRIZA then
The Minister of Justice also attempted to highlight the vulgar, as he said, Mrs Konstantopoulou’s attitude to exploit the Tempe tragedy, reminding members of the national delegation the completely opposite attitude that SYRIZA had held on Nikos Konstantinou
The Minister stressed: “In politics there is the rule that history must teach us. Let’s refer to recent political history. On 26.9.2000 it became Samina’s terrible wreck. 82 dead. Some who had to be in their positions, a master, a captain were not. While they should be on the steering wheel, they were watching a race. He crashed the ship on rocks and sank. The ND was then opposition. A month later he brought a proposal to investigate -what do you say? The big problems faced by the ferry. If there is a monopoly, competition, whether the classification society works properly or not. To set up a parliamentary examination committee on the occasion of the wreck and to see the security gaps. “
And he continued: “The minutes of the House emerge as the following. PASOK’s then rapporteur, my friend who is no longer in life, Evangelos Vlassopoulos, concludes his speech, saying that PASOK “does not accept the establishment of examination and does not consent to her vote”. Be careful, it was a proposal that in fact wanted to investigate any political responsibilities to see the security gaps. The then government rejected it. But it is very interesting to see what SYRIZA, who was chaired by Nikos Constantopoulos, voted for. “
“SYRIZA’s rapporteur in the discussion was Panagiotis Lafazanis,” reminded Mr. Floridis, “who said then:” I want to end up with what we will do. The political responsibilities of the government are undoubtedly and huge. And at the same time setting up an examination, which may not let justice go ahead of investigating the case. ” SYRIZA said then, and by the SYRIZA parliamentary spokesman, Fotis Kouvelis said: “Finally, we owe an explanation. Mr. Lafazanis gave it. We will not vote for the establishment of examinations, not because we do not believe in the huge policies.
“Be careful,” the Minister of Justice concluded. “Today, Ms Konstantopoulou has made a proposal for the prime minister’s ultimate betrayal because she said she intervened in justice to appoint an investigator. Nikos Constantopoulos’s SYRIZA praises the government then because they took over investigators at the Samina wreck. In major crimes, in big accidents, justice always puts investigators. And this conquest of our legal system, Ms. Konstantopoulou considers her a treason. “
Adonis Georgiadis’ comment
Commenting on what George Floridis, Minister of Health, Adonis Georgiadis, wrote in Parliament, wrote in X: “I was elected MP on September 16, 2007. Since then, my fellow citizens have been constantly honoring me and re -elected without interruption. This year I complete the 18 consecutive years of Member. In my word such a humiliation like the one that @georgefloridis reserved today in @zoekonstant I have never seen! After the end after we applauded him all, I felt the need to shake his hand for his contribution to his homeland, in line and morality! Well done!”.
I was elected MP on September 16, 2007. Since then, my fellow citizens have been honoring me and I have been re -elected without interruption. This year I complete the 18 consecutive years of Member. In my speech such a humiliation like the one that today reserved the @georgefloridis to @Zoekonstant I don’t have…
– Adonis Georgiadis (@adonisGiadi) June 18, 2025