The President of the Movement for the Republic was found in the Evelpidon Courts on Thursday morning, Stefanos Kasselakisfor the trial he has been referred after the prosecution brought to him for violating the law on wherever you.
Mr. Kasselakis’ reference to trial for a criminal category It came after the conclusion of the criminal investigation carried out by the Athens Public Prosecutor’s Office after the publication of 2024 documents on the existence of a company in the United States by the then president of SYRIZA in March 2024.
Indeed, the publication of these documents had been made in the context of the confrontation caused by the dismissal of SYRIZA’s financial director and, as it was then known by this company, borrowed the party to meet the financial needs of the workers.
Indeed, in the context of the preliminary examination carried out on this matter by the Prosecutor of the Court of First Instance, D. Nomikos, Mr. Kasselakis was invited to provide explanations as the suspect. He reportedly argued that he was not aware of this ban.
The criminal prosecution
Following the conclusion of the investigation, the Public Prosecutor’s Office was prosecuted against the former SYRIZA leader for violating the law on declaring and controlling the property of MPs. It should be noted that in accordance with the provision of Law 3213/2003, Article 8, paragraphs 1 and 3 as amended by Law 5026/2023, “to the Prime Minister, to the leaders of the political parties represented in the National or European Parliament, as well as those who receive state funding, to the ministers, the ministers, the ministers and the ministers, the ministers and the ministers, the ministers and the ministers, Those who manage political parties as above, to the General and Special Secretaries of the House and the General Government, the Regional Governors and the Mayors are prohibited to participate in the administration or capital of companies, who are based in a real or statutory abroad either in person or in person.
Public Prosecutor’s Office investigation into the offshore company
The prosecutor’s investigation began on 5.3.2024, when the Head of the Athens Public Prosecutor’s Office Antonis Eleftherianos ordered a relevant order to determine if there were possible violations of the law on wherever you are, whose provisions prohibit party leaders from having a company abroad. As a result, there was an incompatible, as Mr Kasselakis was a political person and had a company based abroad. Revelations had been preceded by the existence of a relevant company that was held by the then president of SYRIZA, in the context of the confrontation caused by the dismissal of then SYRIZA Tymi Georgopoulos ‘financial director, and the revelation that Stefanos Kasselakis’ company was lending to Syriakis.
Stefanos Kasselakis’ Osios LLC from which he came to the € 230,000 he had given to Left Media as a loan to pay the wages of party media workers -and returned to him as the state subsidy was paid in time, as reported by the party.