The votes of the government majority rejected the request lifting of immunity 14 MPs of the ND accused of the offense of the ultimate betrayal because of their participation in their pre -trial pre -trial Temps and the positive vote for the referral of the former deputy minister Christos Triantopoulos to Judicial council.
On the other side, PASOK, SYRIZA, New Left They said ‘present’ while Greek Solution, Victory and Freedom Cruise They voted in favor.
According to the result of the vote, a total of 270 MPs voted: against request 158, “present” 76 and “in favor” 36.
The attitude of the opposition parties not to reject their colleagues for a vote in the exercise of their constitutional duty confirms those who argue that the Parliament He has entered a problematic trajectory referring to a courtroom. At the same time, it restores ‘black’ seasons of House, in which extreme forces demanded criminal prosecutions and imprisonments against those who voted for the Memorandums or the Prespa Agreement.
It should be noted that the request for the removal of the parliamentary immunity of the 14 members of the “blue” KO who participated in the proceedings of the pre -trial proceedings was forwarded to Parliament after a lawsuit filed against them by the lady. Maria Karystianou.
‘Institutional deviation’
In response to the request, Mr. Panagis Kapatos, President of the preliminary investigation for Mr Triantopoulos, he initially said: “The lawsuit is solely focused on the fact that 14 MPs have drawn up and voted on the report of pre -trial. We have exercised our constitutionally guaranteed duty. The MP is not prosecuted for a vote he has exercised in the performance of his duties. It is a key provision of the Constitution. The vote cannot be turned into a criminal offense. The parliamentary process cannot be diverted into a criminal procedure. The finding we signed and voted was not a political statement. It was the conclusions of research we did on the plenary. The targeting of 14 MPs in a completely predicted process is an institutional deviation. To disagree with the finding content is respected, to attempt the author’s criminal prosecution is undemocratic. “
From PASOK Mr. Dimitris Mantzos He argued that political life should not be criminalized, then adding that his party would vote “present” the demand for immunity. “The violation of the Constitution is not a parliamentary duty. It is not a case of expression of an opinion in relation to a political issue. It is a direct violation of the Constitution. Colleagues were circumvented of the Constitution. It was because there was no preliminary, so there could be no right guidance in justice, “he said.
THE Theophilos Xanthopoulos From SYRIZA he said: “We as SYRIZA, as Tsipras has said, are every word of the Constitution”, while the KKE parliamentary spokesman Giannis Giokas He noted: “Members are being held on the attitude they took. Not even for a mere expression of opinion. They are insulted because they closed the pre -trial criticism and bypassed a case. “
“ND MPs did not let the pre -trial work be completed,” Mr said. Spyros Tsironis From the victory to support his party’s positive attitude to prosecute 14 MPs on the offense of the ultimate betrayal, while “a deliberate violation of the Constitution” spoke. Dimitris Tzanakopoulos of the new left.
“Other political disagreement, another criminal dimension”
ND parliamentary representative Dimitris Keridis, Responding to opposition objections, he recalled that Articles 61 and 62 of the Constitution predict that the expression of opinion and the vote of MPs are not prosecuted. He recalled that the ND rejected corresponding demands against SYRIZA MPs for the vote they gave to the Prespa Agreement. “Another political disagreement we have on the Prespa Agreement and another criminal dimension,” he said, explaining that the political disagreement of the parties cannot and should not be criminalized.
Addressing PASOK He said: “Click on two boats. You say that political life should not be criminalized but you are voting “present”. Click on two boats and you should be careful not to fall. “
Episode Georganda – Constantopoulou
The debate on the request for immunity was also stigmatized by the hot incident between the chairman of the plenary session G. Georgandas and the lady Zoe Konstantopoulou.
The reason for the conflict was the violation of the speech time by the President of Freedom Cruise. After successive observations by Mr Georgandas, Mrs. Konstantopoulou He left the step denouncing fascism.
Georgandas: Please, Madam President, you have reached 20 minutes. No other speaker arrived this year.
Konstantopoulou: Don’t shoot.
Georgandas: I ask for compliance with the regulation.
Konstantopoulou: It annoyed you that the prosecutor Lambrinakou is aunt of Xifaras. Our conscience requires us to vote positively …
Georgandas: Please, complete and get off.
Konstantopoulou: You won’t tell me ‘get down’. You should have descended as a member involved.
Georgandas: No one is a separate person in the Temple of the Republic. If you think you are, tell us exactly what you are.
Konstantopoulou: We call Greek society … Don’t prevent me from finishing my phrase.
Georgandas: Will you determine it? After 10 bureau observations? If you think you are something special, say it. Tell your last sentence, please, and close.
Konstantopoulou: The phrase is that you are the worst fascists and your fascism will not pass … You have to get down from the headquarters, Mr. Georgantas …