‘The of the abscess OPECEPE and agricultural subsidies will break, as the abscess of illegal prescription and the circuit of urban planning has broken, “government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis said on SKAI radio.
Mr. Marinakis made it clear that the prime minister has already set the framework and this will be specialized in the coming days. As he pointed out, both the AADE and the Financial Police will be involved in this process, while stressing that state authorities cannot replace the work of justice. “Authorities can seek the money in cases where subsidies have been given without fulfilling the criteria, but they cannot decide whether one has committed a criminal offense – this is the sole responsibility of justice,” he said.
To a question about the Prime Minister’s decisions and assumptionThe spokesman noted that recent resignations of MPs and Deputy Ministers do not concern the essence of the OPEKEP case, but were made for political order. As he explained, some talks were found to be incompatible with government status, and made a special mention in Mr Voridis’ resignation, stressing that it was his personal decision to defend himself out of government positions. “If we want citizens to listen to us and re -participate in politics, we must delete morbid practices of the past,” he said, adding that the distinction between political and criminal dimension is clear and must be understood.
Concerning the objections concerning K. Giannis Kefalogiannisthe government spokesman stressed that there is no evidence to show his involvement in illegal practices. “There is no conversation from the 3,000 pages of the case file or an element involving him in collusion. On the contrary, the talks that have been made are just the opposite, “he said. At the same time, he gave the election results to the Municipality of Mylopotamos, stressing that in the 2023 elections, SYRIZA came first in the municipality, while the ND recorded almost the same percentage as 2019. In response to the opposition.
In terms of ND’s political attitudethe spokesman pointed out that the party is in practice showing its willingness to manage such issues with determination. He recalled that there have already been resigned from the party mechanism and stressed that the ND is the only government that turns the case file into a political act, even in cases where they do not have a criminal dimension. “The prime minister has made instantaneous decisions of executives on ethical reasons, showing in practice that tolerance for phenomena that affect the credibility of politics is zero,” he said, adding that the patience of the citizens is exhausted and the political system must go ahead.
Finally, for the PASOK’s proposal to set up a pre -trial committee Against Mr Voridis, the government spokesman made it clear that each case would be examined separately and with respect to the distinction of political and criminal liability. “I do not acquit or condemn anyone. When there are decisions, they will be announced competently. Criminal evaluation is different from policy and there must be specific aggravating elements. Personally, I have not seen anything that is a criminal offense, but the final attitude of the parliamentary group will be determined on the basis of the study of the case file, “he said. He recalled that the decision on pasture at the center of the debate was adopted in 2000, reinforced in 2017 and abolished in the days of today’s government.