According to a government spokesman, there was no state interference in the judiciary. Yannis Oikonomouduring a briefing by political editors, amid a statement by resigned Vice President of the Supreme Court Christos Tzanerikos.

“The government did not interfere and could not, because we do not bargain for our opinion that criminals and knife-wielding people should not be candidates in the elections,” said Mr. Economou.

“It is important not to comment on these things, it is important to understand that the choice of the government to use all the opportunities that the Constitution gives it for democratic dams is a deeply valuable political choice that we do not trade with anyone and at any level,” the government spokesman characteristically noted.

Tzanerikos’ statement

It is noted that Christos Tsanerikos stated that, in addition to Giorgos Gerapetritis, he also met with a second government agent.

According to Mr. Tzanerikos himself, the subject of the meeting was the fate of the Kasidiaris party in the elections, while he mentions that after his retirement he was offered a position in the Independent Authority.

However, the resigned vice-president of the Supreme Court is unwilling, as he explicitly points out in response to a reporter’s question, not to disclose either the identity and details of the government agent in question, or the location of the controversial rally. place.

SYRIZA announcement

“The unprecedented intervention of the Mitsotakis government in the judiciary is ultimately not limited to Mr. Gerapetritis’ coffee around Maksimos with judges, but also comes to trying to bribe them with promises of positions,” SYRIZA said in a statement. noting that “that is what the former Vice President of the Supreme Court, Mr. Tzanerrikos, is complaining about today to iEidiseis.gr.”

Komunduru’s party then comments that “Mr. Mitsotakis cannot pretend to be ignorant once more.”

And he continues: “He must answer. Who is the main government agent who made this direct intervention in exchange for a court order? Does he know him personally? Or does she look at him in the mirror every morning?

In any case, SYRIZA argues, “Through this unprecedented manipulation, Mr. Mitsotakis is becoming the far right’s biggest funder.”

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