This caused a number of reactions statement by Kyriakos Mitsotakisregarding the case monitoring.

The prime minister began his message by saying that “shadows are not allowed in our republic. That is why I want to talk openly with you about the latest developments.” Mr. Mitsotakis expressed readiness to discuss “proposals that will increase the transparency of the actions of our intelligence agencies, without obviously hindering their mission. Starting, of course, with the most stringent restrictions in terms of legal ties. This must be done and will be done immediately with the passage of the Legislative Content Act.”

1. Strengthen EYP accountability and parliamentary oversight through the Committee on Institutions and Transparency.
2. Increase the role of the National Security Council for better use of information and the Department of Defense.
3. Protection of legitimate connections for politicians.
4. Changes to EYP to increase internal control, transparency, extroversion and training of their human resources.

Followed by PASOK president’s response, Nikos Androulakis, who urged the prime minister to “immediately disclose the reason for the EMP’s surveillance of me, which you even too brazenly call legitimate in violation of the confidentiality of my messages as an MEP and presidential candidate of PASOK-Movement for Change.” “. For my part, Mr. SYRIZA lashed out at the prime minister, calling him “arrogant,” “unrepentant,” and “a liar.”

SYRIZA calls for urgent parliamentary debate

President of SYRIZA-PS Alexis Tsipras submitted a request to interrupt the summer vacation of parliament and hold an extraordinary debate before the agenda on the issue of monitoring politicians and journalists.

Alexis Tsipras had a telephone conversation with the Speaker of the Greek Parliament, Mr. Konstantinos Tassoulas. The President of SYRIZA informed him that he had submitted a letter requesting an interruption of the parliament’s summer recess and scheduling an extraordinary debate before the agenda at the plenary meeting on the monitoring of politicians and journalists by the Prime Minister’s EYP.

Mr. Tsipras asked Mr. Tasulu to fulfill his self-evident democratic duty to facilitate the exercise of all legislative powers and parliamentary oversight as soon as possible and, as a last resort, to organize daily debates.

Mitsotakis Statement: Mishandled

The prime minister made a public announcement at noon on Monday to dispel the deepening shadows.

“Shadows are not allowed in our republic,” he stressed. Kyriakos Mitsotakis and mentioned a number of institutional changes to the National Intelligence Service (NIS) that the government would propose. He also stated that “although the connection to his cell phone was legal Nikos Androulakis“, was politically unacceptable and that he himself did not know about it. He added that he would never have allowed it if he had known.

He also noted that the process, with the approval of the Supreme Prosecutor, as stipulated by the decree passed in 2018 by the previous government, lasted three months and was automatically suspended, as required by law, a few days after the election of Mr. Androulakis. president of KINAL.

“Although everything was done legally, the National Intelligence Service underestimated the political underpinnings of this action. Formally, this was adequate, but politically unacceptable. This should not have happened, which would have caused a crack in the citizens’ trust in the National Security Service,” he said, emphasizing the EMP’s work to strengthen national security.

“The conduct of the case was incomplete, so the commander of the EMP was immediately removed from his post, as well as the secretary general of the prime minister’s office, who assumed objective political responsibility,” he stressed.

Finally, he said that he was open to any creative idea that included best practices from abroad and would strengthen the accountability mechanisms of such an important agency for the country’s security, and stressed that he would discuss proposals that would increase transparency in the actions of the intelligence service without hindering sending them. “Starting, of course, with the strictest restrictions in terms of legal ties. This must be done and will be done immediately with the passage of the Legislative Content Act.”

Andrulakis’ sharp reaction

PASOK-KINAL President Nikos Androulakis with his statement after the intervention of Mitsotakisrequests that the reason for his request be made public by EYP immediately.

“With today’s announcement, the Prime Minister again proved to be impeccable, adopting a ‘legal error’ narrative to justify a criminal act and a direct violation of the constitutional provision on parliamentary secrecy. He sought, not overtly, to direct events. It was clear that Mr. Mitsotakis feared that the former EMP governor would be caught off guard, while he placed objective political responsibility on Prime Minister Secretary General Grigoris Dimitriadis, downgrading it to the level of negligence,” he said incidentally.

And he added: “Mr. Mitsotakis, I ask you to immediately announce the reason for my observation by the EMP, which you even too brazenly call legitimate in violation of the confidentiality of my messages as an MEP and presidential candidate PASOK. – Movement for change. I won’t accept any cover. I will not allow Mr. Mitsotakis to simplify the key case of separation of powers in our country.” It’s not a personal issue, as I’ve said many times before. It’s a matter of democracy,” he added.

SYRIZA attack

A fierce attack was made SYRIZA against the prime minister over his statement. “Unfortunately, the 48-hour deadline he gave himself to apologize did not in the least restore Mr. Mitsotakis’ attitude to the truth. In addition to being a liar, he seemed arrogant and unrepentant. He asked for mitigation due to reduced imputation, trying to convince him that he did not know what was happening even in the most nationally sensitive sectors of his state,” he notes, and then adds: “Mr. Mitsotakis was convinced of one . with an ill-fated attempt at his televised apology. That he is guilty, but also that he does not hesitate before any lie, before any hypocrisy, before any perversion, in order to save himself.

KKE: Ridiculous Excuses for Mistakes

“Mr. Mitsotakis is trying to hide behind funny excuses about “mistakes” and “misses” the main side of the surveillance scandal, which is nothing less than his absolute commitment to creating a dark and dangerous institutional framework that consistently undermines the rights and freedoms of the Greek people.” , emphasizes, in particular, the KKE.

Day25

“In the Shadow Theatre, which is Mitsotakis SA, the show “Prime Minister knew nothing about the wiretap” ended with today’s performance, and it was a bad performance,” said MeRA25. “Mr. Mitsotakis, who took EMP under his personal responsibility from the first day, has himself in a corner: in other words, he cannot blame those who are “lower”. In addition, throwing the ball into the arena of “outside enemies” and “hybrid threats” who “conspired against our homeland” is not enough to justify why Mr. Mitsotakis’ EYP has been keeping an eye on everything that has a heartbeat in the Territory,” the announcement adds.

Velopoulos: We must go to the polls immediately

Hellenic Solution President Kyriakos Velopoulos calls for an immediate appeal to the polls in a statement. “With a written message, in which we expected that responsibility would be taken upon ourselves, today the prime minister once again shifted responsibility. He shifted all responsibility for the wiretapping case to the secretary general of his office, who does not bear political responsibility, and to the commander of the EMP, who was also dismissed resign,” he says, and concludes, “Once again, the prime minister has confirmed what we are saying. He never takes responsibility for the government’s bad, unpleasant, and bitter choices. We must also tell him that the new EYP commander is also “A fan of the Prespa Agreement. Worst of all, he conspired without telling us who, how and why is asking for the destabilization of the country. Unfortunately, Mr. Prime Minister is at odds with the circumstances. We must go to the polls now.”

Venizelos: Big mistake

He spoke of a “mistake”. Evangelos Venizelos mentioned in a statement by Kyriakos Mitsotakisin which the prime minister called the surveillance of Nikos Androulakis “legitimate”.

The former President of PASOK stressed the need for “immediate action by the competent criminal justice authorities”.