The Greek Government “regime” lacks any democratic legitimacy, Nassos Iliopoulos of Syriza says
SYRIZA spokesperson Nassos Iliopoulos. Photo via ANA-MPA
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“The surveillance (of PASOK-KINAL leader Nikos Androulakis) was done on the order of (Prime Minister Kyriakos) Mitsotakis, this regime was created on the order of the prime minister,” main opposition SYRIZA spokesperson Nassos Iliopoulos said on Thursday in an interview with radio station “Athens 9.84”.
He also underlined that this case along with other similar wiretapping cases reported must be forwarded to the Institutions and Transparency Committee of the Parliament.
Iliopoulos explained that “it is inconceivable to discuss that a leader of a political party was monitored for reasons of national security.”
“It is clear that this person does not have any democratic legitimacy to remain even a second longer in the position of the prime minister,” the spokesperson of the main opposition said.
- New intel law ‘maintains non-transparency regime’, main opposition says
The Legislative Content Act that went into effect Tuesday evening on the operation of Greek Intelligence Service (EYP) is another attempt by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to “avoid being held accountable in parliament,” SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance said on Wednesday.
The main opposition party charged that the Act, a response to a public outcry after revelations that PASOK-Movement for Change leader Nikos Androulakis’ phone had been tapped by the intelligence service, “maintains EYP’s non-transparency regime,” as it did not require parliamentary approval.
Following a request by Syriza, the Greek Parliament is set to reopen on August 22, earlier than scheduled, to discuss the phone-tapping of politicians and journalists.
With this Act and his “refusal to reconvene the parliament’s Standing Committee on Institutions & Transparency,” the Greek premier has ensured that EYP “maintains its non-transparency regime,” the party noted, as the intelligence service continues to come directly under the supervision of the PM’s office.
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