«The prosecution of Kostas Vaxevanis The fact that he faces serious criminal charges dramatically confirms not only the anti-democratic normality, but also the »the political immorality of the Mitsotakis regime", notes Alexis Tsipras in an article he wrote for the newspaper «Documento.».
Specifically, the president of SYRIZA-PS states that «the enormous Novartis scandal, which cost Greek taxpayers hundreds of millions and forced the company to pay 350 million euros to the U.S. government, was dubbed in Greece “a SYRIZA conspiracy.” »So,« Mr. Tsipras continues, «Instead of bringing the masterminds behind the corruption to justice, the minister responsible for corruption issues is being prosecuted, the anti-corruption prosecutor, and now the journalists who exposed many of the dark sides of corruption.».
The leader of the official opposition comments that «Corruption is now a protected species in our country". »And those who are being hounded to the point of extinction are her opponents, first and foremost the press, which insists on pointing the finger at the thorns rather than the honey,« and he adds that »this tactic, however, also marks the beginning of the end of the Mitsotakis regime.« “The the instrumentalization of justice, the siege of the media with buyout lists and backroom deals, the Leak of information to a source close to the Prime Minister's Office, the terrorism and the systematic bullying of any free voice, », which has recently become endemic, are not signs of strength,« says Mr. Tsipras. On the contrary, he emphasizes, »they are signs of weakness and fear in the face of the backlash and upheavals caused by their criminal policies, both in the face of the pandemic and the wave of inflation, as well as in the face of all the major problems plaguing Greek society. Among these, corruption is by no means the least significant.”.
He states that, «from this perspective, the prosecution of Vaxevanis, the persecution of journalism that investigates rather than kowtows, and the curtailment of democracy constitute an extreme mix of anti-democratic deviation and political stupidity, revealing just how dangerous those who planned it are. Dangerous for democracy, for the country, for all of us.».
«But I believe the time has come for the final credits. And for a new, progressive beginning. The time has come for the cause of political change to become the cause of all democratic citizens,» Alexis Tsipras concludes in his article.
