“Reading the announcement of Mr. Tzapanidou we find it difficult to find discrepancies with what Mr. Polakis says. In fact, they say exactly the same thing. Only names and photographs are missing,” the statement said. New Democracy in response to a statement from his spokesman SYRIZA-PS.

In her statement, Ms. Tsapanidou accuses government spokesman Yannis Oikonomou of being hypocritical about his position as Pavlos Polakis and condemning Pappas.

In her response, she states: “Talking about respect for institutions is a very long time, while you were watching half the political system, journalists and the army leadership. You can talk for a long time about persecution of judges, when the highest officials of your faction threaten with prison and that they will “scratch” the judges. We can talk for a long time about the persecution of journalists, when Mr. Mitsotakis from the parliament hall called journalists a “gang” and “underworld”.

However, it also refers to the prosecution, noting that “for all of the above, the prosecution has never shown the slightest sensitivity, today opening a dangerous path to the criminalization of politics.” In conclusion, Mrs. Tsapanidou notes: “Finally, we have leaders in the party who contributed 250 million euros to the state treasury, and you insist that those who harmed it be left with direct orders. Citizens will judge us at the polling stations.”