Submit a vote of no confidence immediately if he believes that he does not enjoy the confidence of Parliament and C.O. North Dakota Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis called SYRIZA President Alexis Tsipras during his second parliamentary hearing on the surveillance case.

“How do you feel being a former prime minister speaking out and breaking the law?”

“The more I listen to Mr. Varoufakis talk about the first half of 2015, I agree with what the vast majority of Greeks are saying: we had Agios and were saved from an absolute disaster. A complete mess with the clock, we did not understand who was watching whom. I don’t think it does credit to the former prime minister that this terrible tragedy that we heard about today was connected with the finance minister of the Greek government. Let it be… We are all judged. I am not going to comment on the language used by Mr. Varoufakis,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said as he began his second term in parliament during a party-leader-level debate on surveillance.

In continuation, Kyriakos Mitsotakis referred to the response of Minister of State Giorgos Gerapetritis to the official leader of the opposition after it was presented. “Let me comment on the response of Minister Mr. Gerapetritis to Mr. Tsipras. Let me congratulate you, Mr. Tsipras, on another great ass flip. You obviously billed without the owner of the hotel. This is called parliamentary insolence. You accept what the minister said.” The prime minister accused Alexis Tsipras of referring to the closed session of the parliamentary committee in his opening speech.

“I wonder how comfortable you are walking into this room and talking about a secret meeting. Double fault. You are a statesman who uses phrases spoken in private conversation and distorts them. Not only did you broadcast another meeting, you also put something into the mouth of the new EYP commander that he didn’t say. Can we seriously discuss these conditions? How do you feel as a former Prime Minister speaking out and breaking the law? You accused me of giving the order to follow Mr. Andrulakis. I wonder if you judge other people’s things by yourself. I looked the Greeks in the eye and assured them that I knew nothing about the surveillance of Mr. Androulakis or any other politician or journalist. Mr. Varoufakis messed up a bit, but he was clear and said that you don’t listen to any politician, journalist. You can be sure that no one was listening. If you do this, you are breaking the law. No prime minister has the ability or the right to know. I don’t know who EYP is following. Do you know that. Unless you have had other relationships with EYP. The prime minister is the recipient of classified information,” he added.

“I don’t know and shouldn’t know who EYP was following”

“You knew who EYP was following. I don’t know and shouldn’t know about it,” the prime minister continued, referring to Alexis Tsipras. “Do you really think that the Italian prime minister or the US president knows who their intelligence agencies are following?

I wonder if you knew the things that should lead you to make decisions,” he added and stressed that in 2016 there was an EEM conclusion, an investigation related to corruption cases in the Greek Socialist Party, and allegedly there were negotiations with the Minister of Defense and his wife. But I’m wondering, the country’s defense minister is playing around with some defendant, do you have this information, but you didn’t do anything? Absolutely; Let’s be careful.”

“You accused me, Mr. Tsipras, of giving the order to follow Mr. Andrulakis. You said it clearly. You said it with great confidence. You said it with such confidence that I wondered if you judge other people by yourself. Because here your word is against mine,” the prime minister said, referring to the official leader of the opposition. “I looked the Greeks in the eyes and assured them that I knew absolutely nothing about surveillance not of Nikos Androulakis, but of anyone else. So that either you or me will be believed,” he added, emphasizing that no prime minister should know who the EMP is following.

“Should deputies be exempt from judicial supervision? They should not be excluded. “No one can say that a politician or a diplomat, in principle, cannot work to the detriment of national security,” the prime minister said, continuing his rebuttal. “Neither the greengrocer nor the plumber cause any controversy in national security. Agencies should be able to keep an eye on who they judge. There should be a stricter filter for politicians. I was the first to agree that in the case of Mr. Androulakis this filter did not exist. I am open to suggestions on how this process can be improved. The first improvement is the double approval of the judiciary. I am open to other suggestions. I cannot agree that, in principle, a member of parliament should be released only because of his parliamentary status,” Kyriakos Mitsotakis added.

“You asked a question that I cannot answer. Why was Mr. Androulakis’ phone tapped? This answer could only be obtained with the help of classified information. Why doesn’t it go and update? What can I tell you, firstly, that the process was legal, secondly, that in my opinion the filters were not enough, hence the removal of the commander of the EMP and the general secretary of the prime minister. The specific reasons that justified this monitoring can be found in the Committee on Institutions and Transparency and the Investigative Committee. I believe the Committee on Institutions and Transparency would have no objection if the previous administrators were also called in to say how they handled such sensitive issues. Let Mr. Rubatis come, Mr. Dravilas, who was in the government of Samaras-Venizelos. Let everyone come and enlighten us on how they handle such delicate matters.”

“If you think, Mr. Tsipras, that I do not enjoy the confidence of Parliament and the K.O., submit a vote of no confidence.”

“Today there are three real facts that concern the era of your own government,” the prime minister said, continuing his rebuttal. “EMP visited Minister of State Nikos Pappas on 30 January and 25 September 2015. Today, Mr. Pappas is transferred to a special court. I accept the benefit of the doubt. However, he is transferred to a special court, like Mr. Papagelopoulos. You still cover them. The main culprit, Mr. Kretsos, has been brought to justice,” added Kyriakos Mitsotakis. “You often talk about the persecution of journalists because of some publications. The former head of human rights of SYRIZA made a vile post and referred to journalists. Do you accept these methods? Are you going to sue the government for media interference? I don’t think you have any idea of ​​your own past. The leaders who were next to you will be held accountable,” the Prime Minister stressed.

“I end with a reference to your call, Mr. Tsipras, to ask the ND puncher to overthrow the government. This knockout went through many difficulties. Some of the old ones, when we voted and left the country in the eurozone, have passed. Others have shown that K.O. not only united and united, but also ready for any battle. If you think that I do not enjoy the confidence of the parliament and the KO, submit a vote of no confidence. Currently. If you don’t, you will be a brazen politician. Can you do that and we’ll go for a three day discussion.”

With information from APE-MPE