Areios Pagos – Tempi / The strange implications for the meeting with the European Prosecutor

For “courtesy visit at her request” makes a speech leadership of the Supreme Court referring to four-four that he had on March 13 with the European Prosecutor, Laura Kovesiwho was in our country for an official visit and made revealing statements about the unacceptable way the government is attempting to cover up its responsibilities for the Tempe tragedy.

The meeting of Laura Kovesi with the president and the prosecutor of the Supreme Court it was announced in a press release issued two days later the meeting specifically on March 15.

From the press release of the leadership of the Supreme Court, one emerges attempt to undervalue the visit of the European Prosecutor as the reference to “courtesy visit, at her request”not a little, not a lot, suggests that if Laura Kovesi did not request the meeting, the leadership of the Supreme Court would not take the relevant initiative while also attempts are made to undermine its authority on issues that are at the forefront of current affairs, such as the tragedy in Tempe, due to decisions and omissions of the government.

As stated in the press release, the competence of the European Public Prosecutor “limits the substantive competence of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, exclusively to the criminal acts that affect the financial interests of the European Union”.

It is reminded that shots against the European Prosecutor for the statements about Tempi had been launched by president of the Association of Administrative JudgesPanagiotis Danias, as well as Association of Prosecutors of Greece.

It should be noted, however, that the subject of the tragedy in Tempe, is directly linked to the non-completion of Convention 717a matter which falls within the competences of the European Public Prosecutor.

As Laura Kovesi has stated “if the project had been completed on time, Tempe would not have happened. This wound cannot be healed without justice. In December we invited 23 public officials. We have only investigated the parts concerning how the European funds were used».