Answer to what was said before leader of the official opposition Alexis Tsiprasfor the railway tragedy, but also for the leadership of the Supreme Court, the Minister of State gave Akis Shertsosfrom an interview on public television.

“I expected Mr. Tsipras to apologize today. […] responsibility cannot be vague, it must have a name. I expect Mr. Tsipras to say, “I apologize for firing the independent Railway Regulator. Having seconded to the party and to the political posts of the leaders of this independent body. The role of independent bodies for such critical services is very important,” the Minister of State stressed in conclusion.

To the request to respond to the position of Mr. Tsipras on the existence of a conflict of interest since the “summon to the minister’s office” of the son of the Prosecutor of the Supreme Court Isidoros Dogiakos (Old Style Kostas Karamanlis) – and, therefore, he himself would have resigned in his place – “A. Schertzos stated: “Mr. Karamanlis is not being persecuted, I don’t see any connection. I cannot accept such an offer of justice from any politician.”

And further: “Mr. Tsipras showed how he perceives his attitude to justice. When it suits him, he comes out and says that “there are judges in Athens” and when the justice system irrevocably condemns his officials for very serious cases, a violation of the duty of a public official, he indifferently blows his whistle. So I don’t think he can make proposals to justice.”

In connection with the death in Tempi, the Minister of State paid much attention to the evaluation and qualitative renewal of public administration. With this in mind, OSE and Hellenic Train will have an internal control function that can even make decisions on layoffs. “In 2022, for the first time in the Greek state, 70 civil servants were fired. Accordingly, in the Greek judiciary for the first time in the last year, about 40 judges were dismissed from service, according to the Ministry of Justice, for improper performance of their duties.

At the same time, he finally cited a list of twelve laws that are aimed at “increasing responsibility, strengthening disciplinary sanctions, improving internal control, so that there are fewer corruption phenomena with special frameworks for anti-corruption complaints.” The laws that the government submitted to parliament and voted for by the New Democracy, on the contrary, were voted against, according to him, by SYRIZA and PASOK. “Those who vote against them cannot be part of the solution,” A. Scherz insisted in conclusion.