“Turmoil has begun within the government and New Democracy following the arrival in Parliament of case files from the European Public Prosecutor’s Office concerning OPEKEPE.
Five resignations of government and party officials have already been announced, and the government has proceeded with a mini cabinet reshuffle.
Two ministers and one deputy minister are now out of the government, while at the same time the ruling party will move forward with changes to its parliamentary representatives and secretary, following the resignations of Notis Mitarakis and Kostas Skrekas.” (iefimerida.gr)
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Who, and why, should feel more ashamed? The Greek government or the Greek judiciary?
A government burdened with:
moral responsibility for crimes, such as those in Pylos and Tempi,
ministers and MPs accused of buying votes using EU funds,
hundreds of scandals—not merely financial ones.
On the other hand:
A judiciary showing immense sensitivity to cases of… television appeal (e.g., Pispirigou, the 12-year-old case in Kolonos, Lignadis, Filippidis), yet blindfolded and deafened when it comes to a government under judicial scrutiny. In any other country with even a minimal sense of democratic decency, such a government would have resigned long ago, and many of its ministers would already be serving prison sentences.
But “who bites the hand that feeds them?” The Mitsotakis family, since the establishment of its political dynasty, has always understood—and continues to understand—the meaning of this wise popular saying. This is why neither the father of the current Prime Minister, though implicated in serious allegations, ever stood trial, nor is the son likely to face punishment, despite the gravity and number of accusations attributed to him. And impunity, as is well known, breeds arrogance and audacity.
As for us, even if they lack any sense of shame—both government and judiciary—we have continued for years now to feel ashamed on their behalf. Fortunately, within the EU, there is also a prosecutor who feels shame for the legal order she serves and has devoted her life to taking up the “whip” and driving the merchants out of the temple of Justice.
Now, the word belongs to Nemesis! We await her righteous wrath with anxiety—all honest and prudent Greek citizens.