In the event that, as it seems, the entire inner-party field does not agree, as senior officials such as Mr. Papadimoulis and Mr. Katrugalos do not support his exclusion.

turbulence

It is noted that the tangle of events began to unravel on Sunday, when the deputy of Chania published a Facebook post in which he “targeted” judges, bankers, journalists, as well as the head of the State Tax Office, putting forward the argument that “if we do not clear them, then it won’t be otherwise.”

Responding to the above, Komundourou’s sources said on Sunday, among other things, that “anyone who believes that he can create his own politics, form ballots and impose the private agenda he prefers, with constant publication and disregard for the principles and policies of the party, clearly deliberately decided to put himself out of the election campaign.

However, regarding the intervention of the judge ex officio after the removal of Polakis, Komunduru speaks of “selective sensitivity”.

“Constitutional Deviation”

It is noted that yesterday on Monday the President of the Association of Judges and Prosecutors, Ms. Margherita Stenioti, noted that “the indignation in democratic states of mass liquidations is shocking”, describing it as a “constitutional deviation”.

However, Pavlos Polakis made a second post on Monday, this time targeting Sophia Nikolaou and presenting what he says is a deal to buy a property in Paleo Psychiko in November 2021.

“The red-faced fascist Polakis targeted my family by publishing my home address. I hold him responsible for everything that happens to us,” commented Ms. Nicolau.

For his part, SYRIZA’s head of transparency, Mr. Ragusis, stated: “We consider it a matter of course and imperative that the immediate intervention of the Financial Crime Prosecutor, who also has the relevant GSOP opinion at his disposal. The ND and its president, Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, must immediately and publicly position themselves.”

ND: Removing Polakis is not enough

“The real condemnation of the views of Mr. Polakis is not only his self-evident removal, but also the open condemnation of the views expressed by him,” Nea Dimokratia said in a statement.

“In addition to removing Mr. Polakis, we demand the removal from the SYRIZA ballot of Mr. Pappas, who was convicted of dereliction of duty. The exclusion of Mr. Polakis alone is not enough,” ND continues in the same statement, amid the removal of Pavlos Polakis from his position as head of the SYRIZA transparency department and his appeal to the party’s ethics committee.

Reaction of other parties

“The harassment and threats to subpoena journalists and judges by Mr. Tsipras’ colleague, banker and milkman, Pavlos Polakis, have nothing to do with democracy or the rule of law,” PASOK-KINAL said in a statement.

“This is a very convenient confrontation that finds the “deep state” in some journalists and judges, and not in those who have the “keys” to the economy,” the KKE commented.

“ND and SYRIZA are using the removal of Polakis as an excuse for a new round of polarization and a staged confrontation in order to rally their party audience,” the Hellenic Solution press service reports.

“It is known how Mr. Polakis politicized SYRIZA, as well as the capitulation of SYRIZA to Mr. Polakis. The intervention of the prosecutor’s office is unacceptable!” MeRA25 spokesman Michalis Kritaridis emphasized.