Parliament: Intense battle over the Supreme Court report concerning surveillance

The continuation of the political confrontation between the government and the opposition over the Supreme Court report on phone surveillance will take place today at 10 a.m. in the Institutions and Transparency Committee, which is meeting urgently.

During today’s session, the committee will discuss the request submitted by SYRIZA, PASOK, Plefsi Eleftherias, Nea Aristera, and KKE to summon Supreme Court prosecutor Georgia Adilini and deputy prosecutor Achilleas Zisis to explain their judicial decisions and the transmission of their final report on wiretapping.

According to sources, the majority of the committee members are expected to reject the opposition’s request, as the Parliament has never before placed judicial decisions, especially those of the highest courts, under its judgment, as this would equate to abolishing the separation of powers. Parliamentary sources speaking to protothema.gr indicate that a request to summon Ms. Adilini or any other judicial officer to explain judicial decisions is unlawful since the Parliament’s regulations state that top judges are invited to address “issues concerning the operational matters of justice to enhance transparency.”

Moreover, in a conversation with journalists, Parliament President Kostas Tasoulas explained that the Parliament does not have the right to summon judges and ask them to explain judicial decisions, nor is it considered a supreme court to conduct a retrial.

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