“It is necessary to call them directly so that they do not stay shadows”
New intense political controversy, between ND rapporteur Makarios Lazaridis and opposition rapporteurs, was reported in Inquiry Committee that investigates the case of OPECEPEshortly before the examination of the former president of the Organization begins, from 19/11/2019 to 10/11/2020, Grigori Varra.
To Focus was found to be the list of witnesses and their time summons, With the opposition calling for the immediate summons of George Mylonakis and Mr. Lazaridis to answer that he will certainly testify but all PASOK executives who are allegedly involved in the OPEKEPE case, and in particular Nikos Bounakis Nikos Androulakis.
On the occasion of the transmission yesterday to the examination, by the Deputy Minister under the Prime Minister, George Mylonakis, the informative text he received from Mr. Varas for OPEKEPE, on 6/6/2025, the opposition raised the issue of immediate calling.
EPASOK’s apostle, Milena Apostolakis, attacked ND, accusing it of “attempting to conceal the scandal, through misinformation of allegedly involved PASOK executives, but also an attempt to reflect to shift its debate and responsibilities in the functioning of a criminal organization as accused by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office.”
At the same time, he emphasized the need for immediate calling of Mr Mylonakis as well as ND MP Christos Boukouros and AADE Governor George Pitsilis. “It is necessary to call them directly so that they do not stay shadows”he said.
“The immediate updating of the witness catalog” was also requested by SYRIZA rapporteur Vassilis Kokkalis, emphasizing the “need for immediate calling of both Mr Mylonakis and the key protagonists of the scandal, frappe and butcher”.
The rapporteur of the KKE, Maria Komninaka, pointed out that “the Commission’s planning, the order of the witnesses must be put into the planning of the Commission, the order of the witnesses and the confrontation of them.”
At this point, the chairman of the Inquiry Committee, Andreas Nikolakopoulos, assured that “soon the list will be updated and after the examination of the former former OPEKEPE executives”.
The need for immediate calling by Mr. Mylonakis and Mr. Boukouros was also emphasized by the rapporteurs Konstantinos Boubas (Greek Solution), George Roudas (Niki), Hussein Zebek (New Left), Alexandros Kazamia (Eleftherios). The latter requested that the Inquiry Committee discussed the issue of criminal offenses.
“No witnesses have been rejected by the government majority. The Inquiry Committee agreed to start with OPEKEPE officials and then with political persons. This process is dynamic, open. The new list of witnesses will be discussed, so this opposition effort is over because it is not interested in the substance but the communication, “Mr Lazaridis reacted, adding:” Obviously Mr. Mylonakis, dot and Paul will be called. When the Commission will decide. “