A public prosecutor’s investigation is underway into the possibility of possible forgery of citizens’ signatures during the establishment of the party «Voice of Reason”, says the Minister of Justice George Floridis, responding to an independent member’s question and request for documents Giorgos Manousos, who had originally been elected with the Spartans party.
According to the answer of Mr. Floridis that was forwarded to the Parliament, the case file, which is already associated with a previous one and is in the hands of a public prosecutor, was formed after complaints, according to which there was a forgery of signatures.
The answer of Mr. Floridis
The Minister of Justice George Floridis, in the answer, he informs the deputy that “according to the document of the Athens Primary Prosecutor’s Office a criminal case file has been filed, which was forwarded on January 16, 2025 to the Pre-Investigation Department of the Court of First Instance of Athens for a preliminary examination and now, from July 16, 2025, it is being processed by a Prosecutor. Also, the case in question was associated on July 15, 2025 with a previous one, which was filed on May 13, 2025.”
The Minister of Justice points out that according to the provisions of Article 29 of Law 3023/2002 (Government Gazette A’146) it is provided that: “1. Before undertaking activity, the political party submits a founding declaration to Prosecutor of Supreme Court. The statement is filed by Chairman or the Steering Committee and it states that its organization and action serve the free functioning of the democratic state. 2. The name, emblem and headquarters of the political party shall also be notified to the Prosecutor of the Supreme Court and the statute or founding declaration shall be submitted, signed by at least two hundred citizens with the right to vote”.
The verification of the authenticity of the signatures occurs following a complaint possible forgery them, which is forwarded to the person in charge Prosecutor of the Athens Court of First Instance for his own legal actions, in accordance with the provisions of articles 43 et seq. of the Code of Criminal Procedure, states the Minister of Justice and adds that photocopies of the political party’s constitution or its founding declaration, with the signatures of the citizens, are forwarded by the Areopagus to the Ministry of the Interior – Directorate of Elections – Department of Elections, which is materially and legally responsible for the regarding elections and political parties.