The Minister of Rural Development and Food sent a clear message of cleansing, Costas Tsiaras, In an interview with Real FM about the scandal at OPEKEPE, revealing evidence of the extent of the pathogenesis in the payment system.
Described the current situation as’a pathogenicity that has its roots in the past“And he said that, on the occasion of the checks,” very soon, we will have the first results, which will be very loud. “
Specifically, Mr. Tsiaras revealed that the checks, which were carried out, after payments of the ecological regimens, they brought to light findings, shocking. “We found that about 30,000 producers had more than 49,000 counterfeit certificates. If this is the fault of themselves or if there is a involvement of the CYD, it is something we are looking for at this time, “the minister said, said there is already massive exit of producers from organic programs. In particular, he said, more than 2,000 departures have already been recorded from organic livestock farming and organic beekeeping, as well as 2,000 from organic farming, where there has already been an integration table.
At the same time, there were even more worrying phenomena, as, as he noted, there are cases of beneficiaries disappear, after control planning. “There are some appointments with the auditors and beneficiaries of organic crops or organic livestock farming and, the next day, these people disappear, they do not even answer the phone.”
In any case, the minister underlined How the government has taken responsibility to face the root of the problem, Noting: “This is a pathogenic, which has its roots in the past. Obviously, it is timeless, it has a huge over time, it has the responsibility of many different governments. “
Referring to the attitude of opposition parties during the debate in Parliament For OPECEPE’s case, Mr Tsiaras commented that it was a shame for opposition parties “who have chosen to leave the vote of their own proposal when they were persistently demanding the establishment of the pre -trial committee”. As Mr Tsiaras explained, “the same parties they were pressing for a preliminary examination were the ones that left, depriving the process of institutional participation, which they themselves demanded.”
At the same time, the minister Rural Development and Food He made it clear that there was no question of constitutional legitimacy, as, before the vote began, there was a quorum, and the ND never left the process. He also reminded that opposition members had also sent letter votes.
The minister characterized ‘Pedagogical obligation’ of the political system to give a single message in society and not to tool the case small. “The reality is one: we must take care of a critical moment to transmit a serious pedagogical message in society and say that there is a timeless pathogenic here, which we must all go together and heal it,” Mr Tsiaras said.
In closing, he also referred to the Statements by PASOK President Nikos Androulakis. “We cannot educate society, saying that” there is no problem if a farmer declares something more. The problem is when it is organized by a criminal organization. ” This is a wrong political message and we must say it clearly, “the minister said.