Specifically, Mr. Marinakis identifies the following truths in his article: “Truth one – Responsibilities”, “Truth two – Justice”, “Truth three – “Cover-up””, “Truth four: Causal connection with homicide”, “Truth five : Ministerial Liability Law’, ‘Truth Six: European Prosecutor’, and ‘Truth Seven: The Debt and the Promise’.
“When a tragedy occurs with the victims of 57 innocent people and even young people, silence is appropriate. As a minimal tribute to the victims and their families. Words are unnecessary, usually. No excuses, no explanations, no consolation. However, there is no room for vulgar propaganda, which is equivalent to dog-fighting the dead. If one more is added to the 57 victims, the truth, then we will all be unforgivable,” Mr. Marinakis quotes.
He then analyzes each of the seven truths of his subject.
Regarding “The First Truth – Responsibilities”, he points out, among other things, that “for the train accident in Tempi, the government wants as much as anyone to shine, for the real responsibilities to be assigned wherever they are”.
Regarding the “Second Truth – Justice”, he states: “The real culprits will be shown to them by Justice and it alone. Nobody else. Neither the government, nor the opposition, nor the public accusers in media and social media. A Justice which the current government and the ND faction respects with actions, not words, as it has proven over time. The Justice, after all, appointed a second expert so that there would be no shadow. Our attitude is one and clear: Everything and for everyone in the light, without asterisks and footnotes”.
Regarding the “Third truth – “Cover-up”” he emphasizes: “The poison instilled by the opposition, hoping to penetrate horizontally into public opinion, is the word “cover-up”. A word that, when it falls into the combustible matter of conspiracy, takes on demonic dimensions. But when we ask them specifically who, where, when, why attempted a cover-up, the answers we get are awkward to sad mumbles of indeterminacy. Because the truth is that there was no cover-up, nor could there be.”
Regarding the “Causal link with homicide”, he states that “the truth is that Costas Karamanlis, as Minister of Transport, advanced the 717 contract for which SYRIZA, for three years, from 2016-2019, had done absolutely nothing. The contract was 100% completed in September 2023. So, they accuse him, at the same time, of not completing it on time but also of not declaring the contractor to be exempt, giving an extension to the contract. If, however, he had declared the joint venture bankrupt, then the process would start all over again, so again there would be no remote control. The absolute antinomy”.
Regarding the “Ministerial Liability Act”, he says: “Let’s make it clear that the famous “immunity” and the Ministerial Liability Act are two different things. Based on the complaints, we are now talking about the law on the responsibility of ministers, that is, Article 86 of the Constitution.
It is worth reminding that the first to speak about the need for a review and to submit the first proposal to change it, was the then MP Kyriakos Mitsotakis almost 20 years ago, in 2006. And in fact, the then SYRIZA (COALITION) had opposed his change. Thus, we arrived at today: The Mitsotakis government made the first change in 2019 and the amortization and limitation periods, i.e. any offences, which “extracted oil” for many ministers, were now assimilated to the rest of the citizens. Which means that for any minister something similar is decided, he will be tried like all citizens. Mind you, this concerns ministers from the Mitsotakis government onwards – so it does not concern Mr Spirtzis who made a move out of safety. So there is a clear attempt to impress. The ND faction and Kyriakos Mitsotakis therefore brought about the change in the law. And those who hid behind article 86 of the Constitution cannot point the finger at us. Because SYRIZA, which is now allegedly being cut off, in 11 cases of its executives (from Polakis to Gerovasili) used the law on the responsibility of ministers”.
Regarding the European prosecutor, he also emphasizes, among other things: “What did the European General Prosecutor Laura Kovesi tell us? That “immunity should not exist”. He also recommended to us that the law on the responsibility of ministers be changed, that is, the constitutional provision. Mrs. Kovesi, who is pointing the finger at us, “forgets”, however: First, that Greece is a sovereign state. Secondly, that immunity and protection from prosecution is a fundamental principle in the European Parliament.
In addition, according to Protocol 7, EU and Commission officials enjoy immunity and privileges”, and “In conclusion, the lady prosecutor may not have “immunity”, but she has many privileges, but also different jurisdiction, i.e. she is protected from persecution outside her country”.
Regarding the seventh truth that he identifies as “The debt and the promise”, Mr. Marinakis points out: “Enough, however, with the legal, institutional, political arguments. Perhaps none of the above eases the anger and sadness of the victims’ relatives. It is the duty of all of us to reveal the truth. It is our duty to limit the chances – because it is humanly impossible to eliminate them – so that such a tragedy does not happen again.
Politics is not just a listing of facts or actions. Politicians are part of society… We empathize with the pain experienced by those who have lost someone of their own. We are fathers, mothers, brothers, relatives, friends, neighbors.
An apology from everyone is not enough. Just one promise: We will do everything to ensure that justice is served and that the safety conditions of our fellow citizens are improved every day at every level.”
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