Kyriakos Mitsotakis launched a fierce attack on the opposition, as well as clear jabs at the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, were launched by Kyriakos Mitsotakis in response to the dismissal of cases involving OPEKEPE, directly asking who would apologize to the New Democracy officials who, as he said, had been vilified for weeks as members of a “government of defendants.”

Speaking at the meeting of the Government Council for Economic Policy, the prime minister argued that the latest announcement by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office restores the true picture of the case.

As he noted, 13 New Democracy ministers and members of parliament had been targeted, with the cases against nine of them now closed, while four more officials will face further investigation for misdemeanor offenses.

“The nine have been proven completely innocent, and four more of our officials will face further investigation for minor misdemeanors,” he noted.

The prime minister recalled that he had requested the resignation of three ministers for reasons of political sensitivity, referring to honorable politicians who were targeted and vilified even before the courts had reached a verdict.

“Honorable politicians who were vilified for weeks, as some called us a ‘government of the accused.’ Who will apologize today for those atrocities?” he remarked pointedly.

Kyriakos Mitsotakis accused the opposition of failing to respect the presumption of innocence and of attempting to exploit the judicial investigation of the case for political gain.

At the same time, he also leveled direct criticism at the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, arguing that “it appeared to be involved in internal party rivalry.”

“This also concerns the opposition in our country, which does not respect the presumption of innocence, but, unfortunately, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, which appeared to be involved in internal party rivalry,” the prime minister concluded.

Source: Protothema.gr