PASOK spokesperson Kostas Tsoukalas launched an attack on the government in response to yesterday’s statements by Defense Minister Nikos Dendias regarding Greek-Turkish relations and the “calm waters” narrative .
Speaking on ANT1’s “Good Morning Greece” program, Mr. Tsoukalas argued that “Mr. Dendias has spectacularly undermined the Prime Minister, ” noting that the country appears to lack a clear national strategy toward Turkey and its moves regarding the so-called “Blue Homeland.”
As he noted, Ankara is attempting to incorporate the “Blue Homeland” doctrine into domestic law, while, in his view, there is a clear divergence between the Prime Minister and the Minister of National Defense regarding the management of Greek-Turkish relations
The PASOK spokesperson argued that this situation “makes the need for political change imperative.”
Criticism of the Predator as well
In the same interview, Mr. Tsoukalas also addressed the Predator surveillance case, criticizing Maki Voridis for his statements regarding the judicial investigation of the matter.
Ashe noted in the relevant statement,“Mr. Voridis has for the first time sharply criticized the judiciary,” arguing that a government minister is making pointed remarks about the pre-trial proceedings. At the same time, he emphasized that Nikos Androulakis had filed a lawsuit against unknown parties regarding the Predator case, which ultimately led to the conviction of private individuals.
“The government is avoiding a new investigative committee”
Mr. Tsoukalas also accused the government of attempting to avoid a new investigative committee on the surveillance case, arguing that in the previous proceedings there were witnesses who “were in on it” and that the inquiry operated as a “fixed game.”
“We will use every means at our disposal to uncover the truth. The tools—parliamentary and legal—are available, and we will make use of them,” he stated emphatically.
Referring to the leaks from the meeting of the Committee on Institutions and Transparency, the PASOK spokesperson argued that in the past there had been government leaks when they served the government’s narrative.
In fact, he specifically mentioned a report regarding a briefing letter from the Minister of Defense to the Prime Minister concerning the Ukrainian drone, questioning whether this constituted a leak of a classified document.