Al. Tsipras: «No to golden boys» salaries and gifts to the channels"

The withdrawal of the CO of SYRIZA from the parliamentary procedure in which the law is to be adopted which boosts the salaries of ERT executives and gives gifts to channel owners, announced the Alexis Tsipras.

In his speech, he launched slander against the government, blaming it for the fact that «the state machine is paralyzed, almost half Attica found since the early hours of Tuesday without electricity, many households without electricity, water and heating».

While all this is happening, he said, «the feeling is that the parliament and the government is only concerned about the possibility that the increases in the management of ERT and the new bonus to the owners of the TV stations will not be implemented».

«And the last citizen has fully understood his plan Mitsotakis. There is no staff state, but staff propaganda»said the president of SYRIZA, while referring in detail to the communication management of the bad weather by the pro-government media.

The pro-government media and the spikes for the concessionaire

«When the highway was closed for 15 minutes, they said there was no state. And now that it closes for over 24 hours, they say it was intelligent movement. Every year when we had snow, all governments were concerned that roads should not be closed, that people should not be left helpless and that the Athens-Lamia highway should not be closed so that the country would not be cut in two. You closed the highway by yourselves, with a decision Chrysochoidis. What an ingenious conception!» said Alexis Tsipras in an ironic tone.

He added that «you may have done this in order not to implement the law that you yourself passed. In February 2020 you passed a law which said that if traffic on the national network was disrupted, there was a possibility, after a finding to impose an administrative fine from EUR 5 000 to EUR 1 million». He argued that with the decision of Chrysochoidis the concessionaire may also claim damages.

«You incense the same journalists who at the time were breaking the microphones and at the same time more than 250,000 households are without electricity. Three people died, people with diseases who needed oxygen were blocked and could not reach the crews to their homes», the opposition leader added.

Saravallo run by gold-paid golden boys

«What did Mr Mitsotakis tell us since drank his coffee happily; He advised us to stay at home, not to make unnecessary trips and to be patient, What unnecessary travel when we are in lockdown, we move by SMS and schools are closed? What patience can one have when there is no heat and water?» he said scornfully.

«A year and a half you've been running the all you do is communicate. The so-called executive state is a junk who run it golden boys gold-plated but underneath it's broken» he said in a strong tone. Speaking of HEDNO, he said that «you didn't get any crews, you didn't hire any technicians but you brought in golden boys to start the privatization process.

He recalled that while the upper pay of the executives of the HEDNO «it was 4,650 -high pay- you came in and made the salaries of general managers reach 100 thousand euros +50% bonus and of directors 70 thousand euros +30% bonus, you created 11 new positions for golden boys of your choice, day laborers, two new generations of directorates, five new directorates, two positions of assistant directors, who assist and underneath there is nothing, and you upgraded two grades to directorates».

«You have brought 11 directors and there are no crews underneath. And people are paying for it. They freeze, eat promises and staff state» Alexis Tsipras stressed.

«The same thing you did to the DEDDIE you are doing to ERT. Over-tripling the pay of management and those in positions of responsibility. And the decisions will be made by the Board of Directors. i.e. they will decide to increase the fees to themselves» he added.

Salary of the President of the Supreme Court Zoulas

He informed that with the law to be passed by the Parliament, the ERT executives will receive salary of the Secretary-General, up to 4.650 euros, while the president of ERT, «your buddy, the former press officer of your office» (and the CEO) will no longer get a salary not double or more than double, but the salary of a senior civil servant, the President of the Supreme Court.

«Why? Because he has done very well. Protect the Prime Minister at critical moments, has eliminate the opposition parties from ERT, has imposed censorship regime, pluralism has disappeared, he took out a dictograph and pasted it on the wall on the day of the feast in Ikaria, lest scenes be shown and Mr. Lignadis with others. You tell us who these others are.».

«What is being done at ERT is not comparable to what was done by all previous governments. But a red line should be drawn,» Alexis Tsipras said and recalled that SYRIZA submitted an amendment to have the ERT administration emerge from the Parliament's Institutions and Transparency Committee. «You write us on the back of your shoes because you think you can» he said vehemently.

«Since you are not only unaware of what is happening in Greek society and you are voting in secret raises for the golden boys and gifts for the channel owners, since you are not even bringing our amendment to the vote, so that public television is public and an oasis of pluralism, it makes no sense to stay in the process. We denounce you and Mr Mitsotakis for orchestrating all this. Parliament is not put on ice or quarantined, there will be dialogue and democracy», he concluded.

Yesterday Alexis Tsipras sent a letter to the President of the Parliament regarding the selective lockdown on the functioning of parliament, while the two politicians were scheduled to meet earlier today at noon.