Pavlos Marinakis: Androulakis’ attitude is dangerous for democracy – Fire for the attacks on Justice

The political debate around the issue of institutions and Justice continues in high tones, with government spokesman Paul Marinakis sharply against the president of the opposition Nikos Androulakis. On the occasion of his recent statements on the wiretapping case, the government spokesman speaks of a public stance that, he claims, exceeds the limits of institutional criticism and creates conditions of tension around justice. At the heart of the debate is the relationship between political power and judicial officials, with the government insisting on the need for absolute respect for judicial decisions and the opposition raising issues of transparency and accountability.

For “dangerous behaviour for democracy“, Pavlos Marinakis spoke of dangerous behaviour for democracy, in response to statements by Nikos Androulakis at the press conference on the wiretapping.

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“Not even two days have passed since the President of the Official Opposition said at the Delphi Forum, and in a weighty way, that he has never attacked judges and that in the DNA of PASOK there is “absolute respect and the struggle for a quality democracy and for the separation of powers”. Two twenty-four hours later, however, he proved that from big words to big attacks, it is a judicial decision way,” the government spokesman commented and continued:

“Mr. Androulakis, dangerous is the one who questions Justice and denounces it with vehemence, fueling even more attacks from the “swamp” of the Internet and, indeed, personally against the Prosecutor of the Supreme Court. The official who was elevated to his position by the recommendation of the majority of all the country’s highest judges and prosecutors. I recall that, even when the entire opposition was politically exploiting the decision of the Single Judge’s Court of Appeal – which has already been appealed – no one in the Government thought of judging it negatively and publicly. Much less to attack the First Judge who issued it.”

In conclusion, P. Marinakis commented to the leader of the parliamentary opposition, “Mr. Androulakis, respect for Justice and its decisions is not optional. The Court of Justice and its decisions are not optional. Respect, at last, your institutional role. And understand that any attack on justice is problematic behaviour. And when this attack comes personally from the leader of the Official Opposition, it constitutes behaviour dangerous for democracy and the rule of law.”

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