“Since August last year, the government has already taken decisive political and legislative initiatives to radically treat as a program monitoring as well as systemic problems in the work of the EMP. Greek justice continues to investigate, including the period of the reign of SYRIZA and those associated with it, with the full cooperation of the state authorities, in order to clarify every aspect, even if actions out of context were deployed within the EMP.” declared Yannis Oikonomou.

“However, from the moment the Prime Minister reacted in a known way in the case of the legitimate connection of Mr. Androulakis’s phone, it is unthinkable to assume that he knew about it or, even more so, that he had received an order to monitor people who traveled with them for decades. , or even government officials, with whom he successfully resolved issues important to the country. A key part of this case is the existence of dirty networks that cooperate with specific media outlets, sending them materials, the degree of reliability of which has yet to be proven. The purpose of these chains is to turn public life into mud and return to the times of memory, when politics in Greece moved to the rhythm of “cassettes”, the government spokesman said.

And he stressed: “The change in the leadership of the EYP and the adoption of modern legislation are designed to heal the wounds of the past and strengthen the Service in fulfilling its most important national role. The Hellenic Republic has institutions, laws and principles that cover all aspects of this matter. Greece will not return politically to the past century, and its path of progress and modernization will not be interrupted. The collective and patriotic will not be subject to any other desire, no matter where it comes from.

Source: APE/MEB