Former PASOK minister launched an attack on the former prime minister in the trial of Novartis’s protected witnesses
Lavros against former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, whom – as he said – should have sued for “Novartis”, was former Minister of Health, Andreas Loverdos, who filed for the second day before the two -member Criminal Court for the Criminal Court.
In his examination, Mr Loverdos said that he considers the former prime minister responsible for what the protected witnesses had said at that time, stating that the former prime minister was “the patron of the defendant Filistoris Defasidis” who had ” And at today’s meeting, which did not miss moments of tension, the former minister said that he believed that the two former protected witnesses operated with immediate deceit and that they were aware of lies to receive pay in the US.
“I have learned from Mr. Nikos Maniadakis. They had said “give a samara and lover” to travel with your family, “said Andreas Loverdos. He also referred to a “gang that directed them” throughout this operation of “overthrowing political opponents” and reiterated that in 2018 he wanted to hit Alexis Tsipras in Parliament, as he felt hatred and knew that he was responsible for “all the unthinking”.
As he said, “I had decided to show Tsipras in the House, but my associates persuaded me not to do so, because it would be my political disaster. I had to sue normally, but I’m a politician! I never stand against politicians, journalists and judges. ” Asked if there is corruption in the field of health, the former minister said that “in this area corruption reigns. We had to manage bankrupt Greece at that time. If they were telling me about bitter, sham, Venizelos, I would say they were saying lies. If they were saying it for others, I would say they are lying, because the pharmaceutical expense is decreasing. At that time what the false witnesses denounced were unthinkable. Until the electronic prescription was done by me, there was a loss. I went to take a medicine and I was told at the pharmacy “don’t pay, I have the booklet of your father -in -law”.
On the occasion of the witness to Stavros Kontoni, the prosecutor requested that the former Minister of Justice, who has previously referred to the Novartis case and the former Deputy Minister of Justice, Dimitris Papagelopoulos, be summoned. “You told us that Mr. Kontonti called you, who has said some truths and could illuminate some aspects of the story. I will ask that Mr Kontonti be called upon, “the prosecutor said. The court reserved to rule on his call.
The trial will continue tomorrow.