Dismissal of the former minister Nikos Pappa in the case of television licenses offered to him Special Court Olga Smyrlis, the accuser of the process, arguing that there was no evidence of the minister’s guilt at the trial, at the same time spoke of “spreading the indictment.” The prosecutor also offered an exemption for a businessman Christ Kalogritsa who is being tried as an accomplice of the former minister.

According to the prosecutor’s office, the tender process was carried out with absolute transparency and respect for the law. According to the prosecutor, there was no witness testimony or any other means of proof of any interference by N. Pappas in the competition, while she added that the fact that the company of his son Christos Kalogritsa ultimately failed to provide money and receipt Finally, the television license is evidence that “completely refutes the indictment.”

“Nikos Pappas should not have controlled the conditions for participation in the competition himself,” the prosecutor said. “On the contrary, he was obliged to stay away. If he were in control himself, it would be something completely contrary to the transparency of the contest.” He also argued that the electronic communications submitted to the Special Court by Christos Kalogritsa should not be taken into account. He also suggested that the testimony of Christos Kalogritsa should not be taken into account, stating that, in fact, the proceedings before the Special Court concerned a civil dispute between Kalogritz and the Khouri group, which could not be of interest to the court.

According to the prosecutor, what Khr. Kalogritsa v. N. Pappas, they are seeking a conviction so that the defendant businessman has the verdict against him set aside by the Court of Arbitration, which acquitted Khoury and forced him to pay three million euros, the amount that was given in the first stage of the tender for television licenses as a letter of guarantee. Also, Mrs. Smirli called “inaccurate” the testimony of the secretary of Christos Kalogritsa, Ethalia Diamantis, who spoke about the flow of “black” money from Kalogritsa to the SYRIZA party.

Before the prosecutor’s proposal with his statement read out in the Special Court, the former minister spoke of “political persecution” against him. “My position,” Nikos Pappas stressed, “on this case is clear from the very beginning. This is a political matter, and I am doing it politically. As for his birth, it became obvious that this case was and is an attempt by my political opponents to harm me personally, as well as the party to which I belong. This position of mine was resolutely confirmed. The lawyer of Christos Kalogrits, Andreas Loverdos, reacted to the statement of Nikos Papp. He described it as an “apology trial” that attempts to politicize the criminal process.