Spikes against former OPECEPE President Gregory Varra The former Minister of Rural Development and Food left, Makis Voridis, In response to his deposit to examination commission.
Mr. Borides rejects Mr Varra’s dismissal at the request of Neuropublic, of Mr. Dimitris Mela and her Piraeus Bank. “What elements support this claim? Is there any testimony, conversation or document to confirm it? No mention. Another theoretical construction, without real background, “he says in a post.
According to Mr Voridis, if Mr Varas “he really wanted to be honest, he would mention the real reason I asked him for his resignation. We met and chatted extensively. Don’t remember what I told him? And, of course, none of those he invokes has ever called for his removal. “
“What illegalities?”
The former minister wonders what illegalities does Mr Varra mention: “The technical solution he himself applied? The checks for which he testified that he had not informed me? Or the announcement of the technical adviser conducted on Theophanes Pappas, was offended by Neuropublic and was eventually found to be legal by justice? Are these, are the “revelations” to which it is mentioned? ” In the objections to his face, Mr Voridis asks how to be considered illegal to implement a ministerial decision. Mr Varras, he adds, confessed that “he applied the same technical solution to the temporary payment of 2020. My application is considered illegal, while his own legal? This is obviously a reasonable contradiction. “
‘This logic just doesn’t stand’
On the objections of a “breach of duty”, he replied that the supervisory minister has the right to submit comments on notices. “If you do not supervise and become wrong, you are guilty; if you supervise, again guilty. That logic is just not standing, “he said.
The former minister also responded to the argument of “lost” 466m euros, explaining that these were two rulings by the European Court of Justice who canceled fines against Greece. As he claimed, after set -offs remained 170m euros, which “were deposited in the state account for the benefit of taxpayers”.
“The report of so non -existent and technically inappropriate allegations could in itself justify his removal,” Makis Voridis said, adding that the rest would be presented to the Inquiry Committee.
From the testimony of Mr. Varra, we heard today that it was at the request of Neuropublic, Mr. Dimitris Mela and …
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From the testimony of Mr Varra, we heard today that it was at the request of Neuropublic, Mr. Dimitris Mela and Piraeus Bank. But one wonders: What elements support this claim? Is there any testimony, conversation or document to confirm it? No mention. Another theoretical construction, without real background.
After all, if he really wanted to be honest, he would mention the real reason why I asked him for his resignation. We met and chatted extensively. Don’t remember what I told him?
And, of course, none of those he invokes has ever called for his removal.
Mr Varra also claimed that he was fired in order not to “reveal illegalities”.
I wonder: What illegalities? The technical solution he himself applied? The checks for which he testified that he had not informed me?
Or the announcement of the technical adviser conducted on Theophanes Pappas, was offended by Neuropublic and was eventually found to be legal by justice? Are these, the “revelations” to which it is mentioned?
As far as my supposed “illegalities” are concerned, I repeat for many times:
How can the implementation of a ministerial decision be considered illegal?
Mr Varra himself confessed that he applied the same technical solution to the temporary payment of 2020. My application is considered illegal, while his own legal? This is obviously a reasonable contradiction.
He also argues that it is a breach of duty that I have submitted observations on the notice of the technical adviser. If the supervisory minister, in the context of his responsibilities, makes legal observations and exerts supervision, is this – according to Mr Varas – a breach of duty?
If you do not supervise and become wrong, you are guilty; if you supervise, guilty again. That logic just doesn’t stand.
Finally, a new argument, as the previous ones are obviously not enough: the 466 million euros that were supposedly “lost”. What about these amounts?
There were two rulings by the European Court of Justice, which have fined fines against Greece. Mr Varra argued that these amounts could be “converted” into acres of pasture. In exactly what way? How are court rulings converted to land fines? A question in which – from what seems – only he has an answer.
The reality is simple: out of € 466 million, money was offset with other debts and remained 170 million euros. This money was not lost. They were deposited – not in my days, but later – to the state account, for the benefit of Greek taxpayers.
That was not the reason I asked Mr War’s resignation. However, the reporting of both non -existent and technically inappropriate allegations could alone justify it.
The rest, and in full analysis, will be presented before the Inquiry Committee.