PASOK: Liakouli’s “junta” answer to “absolutely uncontrolled” power of ND

The PASOK Press Office issued an announcement by rendering the use of the term ‘junta»By the Member Evangelia Liakouli in response to statements by government officials implying the immunity of ministers from judicial audit. PASOK is referring to the “constant effort to create anticipation” by the government, on the occasion of the “successive scandal, the announcement refers to the” unexplained “statements by New Democracy MP, Mr. Simopouloswho allegedly argued that “if Kostas Karamanlis was up to him, he would not even go for fault”, that “every minister would go to court and be acquitted” and that it is opposed to the logic of going to justice, because “the minister has only political responsibility”.

Explanation for the term ‘junta’

The PASOK MP and Justice Department, Evangelia Liakouliwas asked to comment on these statements. According to the announcement, Ms Liakoulis stressed that the country’s legal system is specific, with a constitution and legislation that requires the control of politicians. He described such allegations as “outside any framework of law” and what is described as “Exercising power in a junta … because there is absolutely uncontrollable power … that has no right to control …».

PASOK emphasizes that “we know the way of operating our democracy and its rules”, and accuses the New Democracy of not having a common view “neither for the rules of democracy nor the way it is exercised, with the leading control of politicians”.

The announcement concludes by stressing that this “apocalyptic dimension of views” between the prime minister – who declares “a fan of accountability” – and his MP, “demonstrates the magnitude of the government’s hypocrisy that others say, others believe and do.”