Hypocrisy to the nth degree

The Supreme Court prosecutor's recent announcement about the findings of an investigation into the wiretapping affair by a deputy prosecutor of the court, Achilles Zisis, disappointed all of us, ordinary citizens and legal experts alike, who want to believe in the integrity of the Greek justice system.

To begin with, there was the tone of the announcement: It was not, as it ought to have been, a dry legal document, but a blatant public relations stunt. Even if it had been deemed that the Supreme Court Prosecutor's Office ought to issue a special kind of announcement in a case such as this (a procedure that is not officially foreseen), madame prosecutor ought to have displayed the impartiality her office dictates.

Take two examples: Instead of using the stock phrase that insufficient evidence was found to support criminal action being taken against the state officials...