“We are not talking about distortions but about the whole mechanism”
The PASOK-Machine Press Spokesman Kostas Tsoukalas, Speaking about the OPECEPE case in Parapolitik 90.1, he said that “we are still studying the case file as it is three thousand pages. Yesterday both the Members and the Legal Team that supported them saw the case file and with a first overview seem to emerge evidence that needs further investigation. ” He noted that the audit is extensive and serious, without acrobatics and that PASOK follows the spirit of the audit already done by the Public Prosecutor’s Office. “We will not give birth to categories,” he said.
“Concerning criminal investigation we will immediately evaluate how it will be done,” he added and stated two cases: “There are two testimonies of the CC. Varra and Simandrakou, who who reads them can understand that they are sufficient to establish the need to investigate further criminal responsibilities. It’s too early to say anything else. But there is Mr Varras, who says he was asked to resign from the then Minister, Mr. Voridis, and in the question for the reasons he was asked to do so, he thinks he was done because he was taking care of his interests. OPECEPE And he gave orders to strengthen the controls and all of them annoyed a system and thus organized his removal. This is enough to have further control. Correspondingly, Mr. Simandrakos for the then Minister, Mr. Avgenakis. “
According to the RES EIA, Mr Tsoukalas emphasized that “the existence of scandal is a given” and noted: “What we need to see is whether there was political coverage or political tolerance. It must be checked if there was possibly a settlement – it is too early to say that – but they are all controlled. “
“The New Democracy government is employing the European Public Prosecutor’s Office more than any other country right now. We had said commentary that the European Public Prosecutor’s Office should move to Greece in Greece, but this seems to be a reality. This disadvantage does not honor the country, “he added.
He argued that “in the OPEKEPE scandal, we do not have a proof of malice, distortions and rushes” and noted: “There was a mechanism that was informed by some what to say and where. The mechanism we are talking about was informing specific people and “guilty” VAT ID to declare something false to collect something that did not. Here is a scandal with organization, brain and a scandal at the expense of the Greek people. “
“We believe that Mr Voridis should resign immediately, even if he seems to have had the political responsibility for tolerance for situations at a time when there were very big problems of mismanagement through the case file,” the PASOK-KINAL spokesman concluded.