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Amendment for Kasidiaris Party in Parliament – Reaction to Tzanerikos Intervention An additional amendment, which hampers the participation of the convicted Ilias Kasidiaris party in the elections, is submitted today for discussion in the relevant parliamentary committee and on Maundy Tuesday in the plenary session of parliament for a vote. The change in the law, on the basis of which the Plenum, and not part, of the First Department of the Supreme Court will now decide, provoked a reaction yesterday from the head of Areopagitis, Christos Tsanerikos. The deputy chairman of the Supreme Court took a public position – which is the first time, describing the additional regulation introduced by the government as “photographic”. His public position actually caused a sensation not only in the judiciary, since this is perhaps the first time that the Chief Justice has publicly stated before the Court’s deliberations what he believes in, in fact, revealing his voice. Interior Minister Makis Voridis responded to the statement by pointing out in a statement that “in democracies, parliament makes laws, not judges.” He also noted that the composition of Department A1 is set and does not depend on the legislative initiative of the government, while criticizing SYRIZA, stating that its position is inexplicable, which prefers a limited composition of the court instead of a plenum of judicial composition for such an issue. Evangelos Venizelos also intervened, calling on the AP Vice President to refrain from performing his duties because of his public position. In a scathing statement, Mr. Venizelos called “institutionally unthinkable” the dialogue opened by the public position of the Vice President of the Supreme Court. “Obviously he stays away from his duties”