In the coming days, PASOK will take the initiative to establish an investigative committee on the wiretapping scandal and calls on the otherparties of the democratic opposition tosupport it.
Mr. Androulakis stated:
The leadership of the Supreme Court has insulted and undermined the prestige of the judiciary. The sense of justice is being abused, and it reveals crudebehind-the-scenes negotiationsbetween the retired Israeli officer and the Maximos Mansion.
The leadership of the judiciary refused to conduct even the most basic investigative action;it did not summon Dillian(Intellexa-Predator) to produce the evidence he himself cited—namely, that the spyware is sold only to states and government agencies.
For the leadership of the Supreme Court, therefore, there is noissue of espionageregarding those who “snitched” on Predator to the heads of the armed forces and half the government.
Will the next step bechanges to the Penal Codeso that the sentences of the four convicted by the Athens Single-Judge Misdemeanor Court can be commuted?
The prime minister is eroding the institutions to remain in power.He mustgo so that the country and democracy can breathe.
The PASOK Parliamentary Group will submita request to establish an Investigative Committeeto look into the case. I call on all parties of the democratic opposition to support this.
I ask not only the legal community but also civil society itself to take a stand. Everyone has a duty to speak out against this decline.
The umbilical cord linking the leadership of the judiciary to the current prime minister and the current government must be severed.
Theupcoming elections arecritical for human rights and the quality of democracy.