Wiretapping: “Constitution does not allow exemptions” – Kolafos Rammos responds to Mitsotakis insults

In an emotional situation, the head of ADAE, Christos Rammos, responded to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who, from the floor of the parliament, did not weigh his words and imposed a personal “agenda” on his head. of independent authority.

Part of the statement made yesterday by Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Parliament

Christos Rammos read an excerpt from yesterday’s statement by Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Parliament, where he responded to Nikos Androulakis and said: “What you are saying now, Mr. Rammos and anyone else having their own agenda, is worrying for you and your interlocutors”.

Shocking answer

At the Conference on Independent Powers, a Greek judge who served as vice president of the Council of State, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, reserved a shocking response.

“If I wanted to have an agenda, I wouldn’t have chosen ADAE. I went there to help,” he noted at the outset, and continued: “He didn’t bother to answer what he meant by agenda. I also got an agenda in my old age. 40 “I have been a judge of the Supreme Court for years, and I have not given reason for even the slightest thing. I have not heard anything about myself. I feel that my honor and reputation, my judicial honor, are being violated.” Clearly angry, he said, “These are not conditions for the head of an independent power in a European country to fulfill his duties.

Christos Rammos appeared ready for the “facts” as the audience hung on his lips as he began to tell the story of the wiretapping scandal that “started in July 2022 and is still unsolved.” He noted that “the theory is not weakened, not paralyzed” and that “difficulties arise from those who do not want the result to be known”.

He also fired back at Isidoros Togiakos, a former Supreme Court lawyer, for allegedly trying to block the ADAE from conducting investigations. “Dogiakos made the point that ADAE has no authority,” he said, stressing that “legally, however, the authority has every power of inspection.” At the same time, he spoke of “caution on the edge of threat” and “misconceptions”.

Christos Rammos clarified that “ADAE can carry out inspections of the EYP and its files” and added that “no law gives such a power to the Prosecutor of the Supreme Court”.

Complaints to the LIBE Commission

The Chief Justice reiterated his complaints to the LIBE Committee. “I have spoken out and am still speaking out about the threatening statements made against me by top government officials, MPs and ministers. “I received humiliating attitudes,” he asserted, revealing what happened recently, adding, “It happened because I had a duty to inform the then official opposition leader about some public interest related to declassification of communications. , at his request ». He asserted that I asked him to inform Parliament before the meeting and they replied, “Nobody will come to Parliament without being invited”.

Mr. At the climax of his speech, Ramos insisted that “the constitution does not allow exemptions” and added that the attack on the anti-corruption commission was carried out with Katerina Papanikolaou and Stefanos Kritsalis as suspects. “These people have done everything possible to push forward the investigations that have been revealed to be poisoning and poisoning the rule of law,” he noted, adding, “Of course ringleaders and accomplices, no one has ever been. Let alone harassed”.

“Disbelief and deep concern” about what is happening in our country

He said “with threatened members” to conclude that “everything else is a luxury (…)” when the state does not respect the independence of officials, the personal and operational freedom of their members. and servants, officers (…), indicating that an attack on the independence of one authority would be an attack on the freedom of all.

Before concluding his stand, he asserted that “the political system of the country refuses to understand what independent power is, and even the constitutional guarantee.” It is happening in our country.