Meeting between Kasselakis and Greek ombudsman focuses on Pylos shipwreck, independent authorities

SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis met with Greek Ombudsman Andreas Pottakis on Tuesday. The meeting focused on constitutionally established independent authorities and the need to investigate what led to the tragic migrant boat shipwreck off Pylos. 

Pottakis said that the failure of the Hellenic Coast Guard to conduct its own internal investigation into the tragic incident, which was the biggest recorded such shipwreck in the Mediterranean, "created a dismal impression". Kasselakis, on his part, suggested that there were also political responsibilities for the specific outcome, which needed to be fully investigated.

In statements before TV cameras at the start of the meeting, Kasselakis highlighted the importance of constitutionally established independent authorities and the need to ensure their real independence, noting that this was "a major issue of democracy" and...