“Catapult” the European Prosecutor
In the courtroom, the European prosecutor made a guilt proposal for 13 defendants from Fthiotidaon illegal subsidies in the period 2019-2020. The prosecutor stressed that the areas in question were “never leased or used” by the defendants. He was particularly critical for the OPECEPE members who “did not do on -the -spot checks”, noting that “all this money was deprived of someone who really has agricultural activity.”
The European Prosecutor has also requested that copies of the case file be forwarded to the European Public Prosecutor’s Office for the audit of five witnesses for falsehood, two persons for moral incitement to it, and one for a false certificate. The case, which concerns fake leases and illegal benefits above 440,000 euroscame to light after an anonymous complaint. The defendants deny the charges, with the most basic, former President of the Agricultural Cooperative, claiming that there were legal rights.
Pavlos Polakis: Angry reaction and accusations for “dirty circuit”
The political tension was fired with the Angry reaction by Paul Polakis In reports that link him to the OPECEPE scandal. The MP of Chania of SYRIZA-PSE directly accused ND party official Yiannis Troulinos as a “lamp” and “corrupt” who is trying to “stain” him.
In his post, Mr. Polakis stressed that he never intervened for personal rusks, but on the contrary, through parliamentary interventions, he contributed to the payment of OPEKEPE’s old debts to farmers, height. 1.7 billion euros During the years 2015-2016. Argued that ‘you [σ.σ. η ΝΔ] You set up the dirty circuit and customer state to buy votes, corrupt consciences and move black money. ” His response culminated in a fierce attack on the ND, describing it as “the party of the Patsids, a party of the Tempi crime, a predator party, a party of direct assignments, a party of the Kojabasids, the moderate and the bastards.”
The alleged involvement of Paul Polakis and the political confrontation
The massive case file for OPEKEPE includes a reference to the name of Pavlos Polakis, specifically on page 88. This reference arises from a dialogue by then OPEKEPE Governor Kyriakos Babasidis, with the then director of the political office of Yiannis Kefalogiannis, Yiannis. In the dialogue, Mr Troulinos refers to an OPECEPE employee, Mrs Tzavara, who, according to him, was aware of organic crop payments “with Polakis intervention off the program”. However, the case file does not include Mr Polakis’ immediate dialogue with OPECEPE official.
New Democracy vs. SYRIZA-PS: “Hurry or Responsible?”
OR New Democracy He reacted immediately to the SYRIZA-PS statement, with which the party defended Pavlos Polakis. In a statement, ND wonders: “In a statement, SYRIZA hastened to cover Mr Polakis. Are they in a hurry or co -responsible? “
On his part, the SYRIZA-PS He replies that “we are not all the same”, stressing that the OPEKEPE scandal “has the only signing of the New Democracy” and that the prime minister was aware of the involvement of government officials. The party argues that reports involving executives, such as Pavlos Polakis, aim to “hide the responsibility of Mitsotakis and his government”. Koumoundourou asks for the recommendation Preliminary committee And the prime minister’s summons as a witness, stressing that “no offsetting. No shadow. The OPEKEPE scandal is a Mitsotakis scandal. “