Laws may be passed by Parliament, but this is not the first time they have remained unenforced. One such example is the legislation passed last March, which requires mobile camera vans to be equipped with flashing lights and to have them turned on during their nighttime “parking” stops.

As evidenced by several videos posted by citizens on social media, the lights have indeed been installed, but in many cases they remain turned off, in violation of the law.

The bill introduced by Stavros Papadouris was passed by the full House of Representatives on March 12 and was supposed to be fully implemented by July 2 at the latest.

“Some smart aleck might say, ‘But you know what? We had until July 2.’ No, sir, you didn’t have until July 2. We had until July 2 to get them installed and operational. Once the beacon was installed, it was supposed to be operational.”
_{^{Stavros Papadouris – President of the Ecologists – Former Member of Parliament}}

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As Mr. Papadouris emphasized, the violation involves a private company that has contracted with the state to operate the traffic enforcement camera system and is required to comply with the law.

“When a company enters into a contract with the government but fails to comply with the law, does that company face any penalties at the end of the day? Come on, really??”
_{^{Stavros Papadouris – President of the Ecologists – Former Member of Parliament}}

Stavros Papadouris proposed that the issue be placed on the agenda as a matter of urgency before the Parliament’s Transportation Committee so that the relevant minister can be summoned to provide explanations.

Watch Eleni Michael’s report: