The House Ethics Committee voted by a majority to recommend to the full House that the immunity of the president of the Freedom Movement, Zoe Konstantopoulou, regarding three criminal complaints that have been forwarded to Parliament and concern her actions as a defense attorney in the Tempi trial.
According to reports, the New Democracy (ND) and PASOK-KINAL parties voted “in favor” of lifting immunity for all three charges. The KKE, Niki, and Plefsi Eleftherias voted against the motion, while SYRIZA and Elliniki Lisi abstained.
The president of the Freedom Course, Zoi Konstantopoulou, was present at the session. After it concluded, speaking with parliamentary reporters, she referred to fabricated case files, argued that this constitutes political persecution and a clear attempt by New Democracy to cover up the crime in Tempi and to criminalize the actions of those who expose the truth, while also denouncing abusive behavior.
The first case file against Ms. Konstantopoulou was compiled following a complaint filed on March 20, 2026, a court clerk in Larissa, regarding criminal offenses involving violations of Article 38, paragraphs 1, 2, and 4 of Law 4624/2019 on personal data, violation of Article 370A, paragraph 2, subparagraph a, of the Penal Code, concerning the breach of the confidentiality of an oral conversation, the interruption and serious disruption of the operation of a public service (jointly) and simple complicity in an attempt to cause significant damage to property serving the public interest, which are alleged to have been committed within the Larissa Courthouse on March 20, 2026.
The second case file was compiled following a sworn statement—which serves as a criminal complaint—by a police officer from the Larissa Crime Investigation and Prosecution Sub-Directorate and concerns the criminal offense of violating Article 38, paragraphs 1, 2, 4 of Law 4624/2019 on personal data, which is alleged to have been committed against the police officer in question inside the Larissa Courthouse on March 20, 2026.
The third case file was again compiled based on sworn testimony from three police officers, which serves as a criminal complaint, regarding an incident that took place at the entrance to the “GAIOPOLIS” complex of the University of Thessaly, on April 1, 2026, where the main trial in the Tembi case is being held and concerns the criminal offense of repeated violations of Article 38, paragraphs 1 and 2, of Law 4624/2019 on personal data.
SOURCE: APE