Parliament's Ethics Committee

Parliament's Ethics Committee has ruled in favor of lifting the immunity from prosecution of SYRIZA MP and former alternate health minister Pavlos Polakis, with a vote in a House plenary session expected on the issue, most likely next week.

Greek lawmakers on Thursday voted to lift the immunity of three MPs in separate cases previously discussed in the Parliament's Ethics Committee.

A total of 224 MPs in a total of 225 agreed to lift the immunity of former health minister Andreas Loverdos, as regards the ongoing investigation into the handling of the Novartis case.

Parliament's Ethics Committee will be advising lawmakers to lift the immunity from prosecution of former health minister Andreas Loverdos with regards to the ongoing investigation into the handling of the Novartis bribery case.

The debate by Parliament's Ethics Committee on Wednesday was indeed a revealing one with regard to ruling SYRIZA's mind-set. Government MPs on the committee decided to make use of Article 86, concerning the prosecution of ministers, to help shield Alternate Health Minister Pavlos Polakis and the former coalition partner and Independent Greeks leader Panos Kammenos from prosecution.

Parliament's Ethics Committee on Tuesday rejected - with a majority of seven to five - a request for Defense Minister Panos Kammenos to answer to slander accusations.

Parliament's Ethics Committee on Tuesday rejected with a majority of seven to five made up of lawmakers from ruling partners SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL) a request for Defense Minister Panos Kammenos to answer to slander accusations.

Golden Dawn lawmaker Yiannis Sachinidis has been referred to Parliament's Ethics Committee to respond to accusations that he disseminated racist propaganda to students on a school visit to Parliament.