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Former deputy minister for climate crisis and civil protection Christos Triantopoulos (center) speaks with another lawmaker in Parliament, on March 3. [Ismini Vlassopoulou\/Intime News]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
A high-stakes political battle has erupted in Greece over the government\u2019s handling of a parliamentary inquiry, with opposition parties accusing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of avoiding scrutiny.<\/p>\n
The controversy centers on the case of Christos Triantopoulos, a government official whose legal fate was expected to be determined by a parliamentary committee.<\/p>\n
However, Triantopoulos requested a direct referral to the judicial council, bypassing the committee\u2019s full investigative process.<\/p>\n
Government sources lauded the move as courageous, arguing that judicial officials, rather than politically motivated lawmakers, should handle the case.<\/p>\n
Opposition parties, however, called the maneuver a clear attempt to shield top officials from accountability.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhatever the inquiry committee can do, the judicial council can also do,\u201d said government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis. \u201cThe only difference? In one case, the process is political. In the other, it is led by impartial judges.\u201d<\/p>\n
Critics, including PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis, dismissed this argument.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe paved the way for this to go before the natural judge. The referral will happen according to the Constitution, not based on New Democracy\u2019s media games,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
SYRIZA leader Sokratis Famellos accused Mitsotakis of dodging responsibility: \u201cHe\u2019ll do anything to avoid the inquiry committee, to avoid testifying himself.\u201d<\/p>\n
As tensions flared in Parliament, opposition lawmakers vowed to keep pressing for a full inquiry. The communist KKE party called the move \u201cobviously yet another episode in the cover-up operation,\u201d while smaller parties echoed concerns about legal loopholes.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the victims\u2019 group \u201cTempe 2023\u201d issued a legal complaint, demanding the inquiry proceed as planned.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a complete violation of the Constitution and the rule of law,\u201d the group stated.<\/p>\n
With emotions running high, the battle over Greece\u2019s latest political scandal is far from over.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n