Dimitris Gallis comments on the behavior of Laura Kovesi regarding OPEKEPE and more, stating that the European Public Prosecutor’s Office owes answers.
Specifically, Dimitris Gallis initially commented in a post on the contradictions of Laura Kovesi regarding her appeal for the reappointment of European Prosecutors in Greece. It should be noted that although the Greek authorities renewed the European Prosecutors’ appointments for two years, as requested by Kovesi, she is now appealing to extend their renewal to five years.
The well-known legal expert comments that Laura Kovesi herself is contradicting herself, since, whereas she previously stated that anyone who challenges the renewal of prosecutors’ terms should appeal to the Court of Justice of the European Union, she has now appealed to the Supreme Court herself. She has finally acknowledged that each country has jurisdiction over the reappointment and selection of prosecutors, contrary to the narrative put forward by Kovesi a short while ago.
And, of course, many opposition parties sided with her, and now, naturally, they haven’t said a word since Laura Kovesi herself accepts the jurisdiction of the Greek authorities. In fact, Dimitris Gallis argues that, in his opinion, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office has no legal standing to appeal to the Supreme Court—only the prosecutors directly involved do.
She owes answers
In this context, Dimitris Gallis explains that Laura Kovesi owes answers to specific questions. Reasonable questions.
First of all, why is she so fixated on these particular prosecutors? Especially now that we know they sought authorization to prosecute political figures without meeting the necessary conditions.
It should be recalled that the infamous Tycheropoulou report—commissioned by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office itself—while exonerating most politicians, was not presented to Parliament during the session on the lifting of immunity. Consequently, the well-known lawyer aptly wonders why Laura Kovesi insists on prosecutors who, it seems, did not do their jobs properly.
In fact, he writes that it appears most politicians will not even be prosecuted; for some, the case has already been closed, since there was no evidence of guilt. In short, Dimitris Galliswonders why she insists on extending the terms of prosecutors who were proven to have requested the lifting of politicians’ immunity without the necessary evidence.
In any case, Dimitris Gallis is not the only legal expert who has criticized Laura Kovesi for her actions at OPEKEPE and elsewhere. For example, Judge Christos Geraris, who has also served in European positions, exonerated Laura Kovesi stating that she must respect both domestic law and the European treaties governing the European Public Prosecutor’s Office.
Ioannis Sarmas, former president of the Council of State, also stated—contrary to what Laura Kovesi had said— that the reappointment of European Prosecutors is the responsibility of each country individually. Among others, the well-known lawyer, Sakis Kechagioglou, spoke about politically motivated interventions by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office.
The relevant post follows:
