In fact, he was reported to have asked the authorities to listen to him to explain the charges against him and is awaiting a call, hoping that this will happen as soon as possible.

He continues to link the disclosure of the case to the upcoming elections in Greece.

“At the beginning of April 2023, Alexis Georgoulis was surprised to be informed – regarding a request to have his parliamentary immunity lifted – that Ms. Chronopoulou had filed a complaint against him, accusing him of indecent acts that allegedly took place in January 2020. , Brussels These claims are disputed Mr Georgoulis denies Ms Chronopoulou’s accusations.

Alexis Georgoulis demanded to remove his parliamentary immunity in order to shed light on this case. He is fully confident that the Belgian authorities will restore the truth. Through his lawyers, he asked the investigating authorities to hear him in order to explain these allegations. He is waiting for this call, remains at the disposal of the Belgian authorities and hopes that this can be done as soon as possible.

Mr. Georgoulis cannot help but worry about the timing of this investigation and deeply regrets it. Indeed, although the events and the complaint refer to 2020, it is very unfortunate that this complaint is made public only 3 years later – exactly a few weeks before the elections in Greece.

It should be noted that Belgian law establishes the confidentiality of the investigation and does not allow disclosure of the content of the preliminary investigation.

Mr Georgoulis and his lawyers did not have access to the case and we will not be making any further comment at this stage.”