Parliament’s ethics committee recommends the lifting of Polakis’ immunity

The lifting of the parliamentary immunity of Pavlos Polakis is recommended by the Ethics Committee of the House of Representatives. The decision was taken by a majority with ND and Eleftherias voting in favor of the prosecutor’s request, PASOK and SYRIZA declaring “present” while KKE and Nea Aristera voted against.

SYRIZA’s representative on the Ethics Committee George Gavrilos claimed that the “present” vote had been pre-agreed with Polakis.

The case against Polakis was formed after a complaint by Adonis Georgiades for slander. According to the file, the complaint and lawsuit concerns a post by the MP and SYRIZA presidential candidate claiming that the Health Minister was bribed.

Εδώσα ήδη εντολή στους δικηγόρους μου να καταθέσουν άμεσα και μήνυση και αγωγή κατά του ⁦@pavpol2222⁩ θα λογοδοτήσει στο Δικαστήριο για όσα γράφει και λέει από εδώ και μπρος. Και ελπίζω να μην προσπαθήσει να κρυφτεί πίσω από την ασυλία του και εξευτελιστεί! pic.twitter.com/peC2oMJC2U

— Άδωνις Γεωργιάδης (@AdonisGeorgiadi) June 24, 2024

The members of the Ethics Committee of the House of Representatives unanimously recommend the lifting of the immunity of New Left MP Dimitris Tzanakopoulos.

The case concerns a family matter and the MP was sued for false testimony by his cousin’s husband. Mr. Tzanakopoulos was in favour of lifting his parliamentary immunity.

The post Parliament’s ethics committee recommends the lifting of Polakis’ immunity appeared first on ProtoThema English.