Former Deputy Minister of Justice Dimitris Papagelopoulos, who is under investigation in the Special Court, spoke of the “political process”, apologizing for about five hours, stating from the start: “I am angry and horrified for what I have endured. “.

The former minister stated that “his presumption of innocence has been violated many times”, while adding that “a powerful system with big money and an advantage in justice pursued me and tried to destroy me.”

During his apology, he asked the Special Court: “I want to be acquitted on the merits and prove that what was said against me by only three prosecutor witnesses out of a total of thousands of Greek prosecutors and judges is a lie, they distort the truth and contradict between yourself.”

Before starting his apology, the defendant minister referred to the will of the Special Court, which closed the part concerning the accusations in the Novartis case, emphasizing that references had recently been made in Parliament to Novartis and Rasputin, referring to the “lack of respect to the decisions of the Court.

The former minister, apologetically, spoke of “shameless defamation” against him and made claims. “I am very afraid that Mr. Rammos and Mr. Menudakos will be lucky. If they can, then they will bring him to the dock. The method is well-established, known and tested. They shamelessly pollute the conscience. All they care about is covering up big scandals.”

As regards the substance of the complaints of the three prosecutors (Elenis Raicu, Pan Athanasiou and Giorgia Tsatani) that he interfered in their work during Dim’s apology. Papagelopoulos called them “false and fabricated”. He also spoke in detail about the Attorney General’s complaints. Athanasius that he interfered in his work on specific cases.

His apology in detail

“I am angry, I am horrified by what I have gone through.

The will finally and irrevocably decided that there was no skevoria and no Rasputin. My presumption of innocence has been repeatedly violated. The other day in parliament it sounded about Nov.aRitis and Rasputin. This indicates a lack of respect for her decisions. Dequity, which would otherwise shrink. It was done, in my opinion, as a misplaced attempt to manipulate Gjustice. I’m very afraid that Mr. Rammos and Mr. Menudakos will be lucky. If they can, then they will bring him to the dock. The method is well-established, known and tested. They shamelessly pollute the conscience. All they care about is covering up big scandals.

I was informed by authoritative and honest people from N.D. and PASOK that another atrocity is being prepared against me. This has no bearing on the question. I want to believe that they are doing this out of love for me. I want to condemn this and express the hope that they will not continue, so that the dignity of justice will not suffer once again.

Why I ended up in the dock.

I was brought to the bench by the machinations of politicians who wanted to cover up their responsibility for other terrible scandals. Despite all that I have experienced, it is an honor and pride for me that I was sent to the dock. Ewhat a rotten part of the political system they were trying to neutralize. The Lagarde List, the Borzhan List and the Vgenopoulos Case. Lies shamelessly, shamelessly paranoid.

It’s not about me, but about justice and democracy. All this affects justice.

This court is political. And everything, I must say, must be recorded not only in the minutes of your court, but also in historical memory.

The accusation for me both legally and essentially collapsed. I want to be justified on the merits and prove that what was said against me by only three witnesses-accusers, out of all the thousands of Greek accusers and judges, testified to an outright lie, distorts the truth and contradicts each other.

Complaints are false.

There are so many of their lies that even last night I found a new lie. All their claims, from beginning to end, wherever they give them, are false and fabricated.

I will talk about the semi-state actions that have been carried out against me. The goal was me, but in general justice and democracy in our country. My political persecutors and a few voluntary witnesses tried to expose the scandals of November.artis and gross tax evasion as my designs. Ewhat a powerful system tried to neutralize and exterminate me.

I was against corruption and confusion. I didn’t add anything to the file. Ordered surveys for equipment, OTE, public works. These high-profile scandals, which, together with health scandals, led the country to bankruptcy, I ordered an investigation. They owe all this to me.

Indictment against Tulupakis.

For moral aggression in abuse of power: I have non absolutely a role in the testimony – Kurumpli’s report. Ms. Raikou and her assistants put her in touch with Novartis, and they did a very good job of it. I don’t know anything about this case. This report was not a lawsuit.

Complaints of three prosecutors.

Three prosecutors accuse me of interfering with their duties. All three are notorious liars. All three committed criminal acts for which they have not been investigated. They were not satisfied with their lies. Except for me and Mrs. Tulupakis, they killed everyone who got in their way.

Complaints of Prosecutor Afanasiou.

Mr. Athanasiou, in his statements we must see the criminal and moral dimensionin them. He used his position to his advantage. They pretended to be Sirisei, me. He asked me to introduce him to Tsipras. He used the case of Salla and Papachristou and two others that I will mention today to extend his term. I told him that no one’s term is extended for the third time.

He used Mr. Papachristos, Salla, and two more cases for Kefalogiannis and Dendias. Especially for Salla, it was a case, his heavy weapon… It was a nuclear weapon, which he thought he was supposed to extend his term. He told me clearly. He came and told me that it would not be good.Iprosecution of Salla and Papachristou? I told him there would be no extension. I explained it to him. There he… He approached other deputies of SYRIZA. So what?at did he leak about salla? In Document.

No one from SYRIZA has ever asked me for anything. They didn’t care about Sallas. The ND deputies asked me for more.

He did the same with Papachristos. Dendias, my friend, and Kefalogiannis also offered me bait. Did he tell me if Alexis would like it? In recent years, it has become like this … He pretended to be my friend, he was not my friend. It seems incredible to you, but I never asked him for anything. If I had asked him, he would have done everything possible to extend his term.”

Intervention of the President of the Court

And while the minister of litigation’s apology continues tomorrow, the chairman of the Special Court, Vasiliki Iliopoulou, informed all those involved in the trial that it should be completed no later than the end of February, implying that the Court plans to end the trial. trial before the imminent announcement of parliamentary elections.

The intervention of the Chairman of the Special Court is connected with the forecast that during the pre-election period, the consideration of the case in the Special Court will be suspended until the re-convening of Parliament.