In a particularly sharp post, Thanos Plevris, turns on the majority of the Lawyers Association of Athens (DSA), accusing it of direct interference in the judiciary and institutional diversion.
His statement comes after announcement by the IOA, which although not directly named in the post appears to be related to a case that has already provoked legal and political reactions.
“Intervention in Justice”
Thanos Pleyris is upping the ante, arguing that the announcement of the majority of the IOA’s Board constitutes “direct interference in the independence of justice and trial investigation“. In saying this, he directly raises a question of institutional balance, implying that a professional body goes beyond its role when it attempts to position or influence judgments that belong exclusively to the judiciary.
He is also particularly sharp about the profession itself, calling it an “insult to the profession of the lawyer“. In his post, he uses an ironic tone to describe a hypothetical future in which lawyers who disagree with court rulings would resort to the ICJ to secure an “appellate union judgment and favorable resolution.”
The minister speaks of “extreme drift and decline of the association“, blaming the majority of board members who voted in favour of the controversial statement. According to him, this choice transforms the IAA “from a leading scientific body to a micro-political collective”.
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