Rector of AUTh: He requested the intervention of the Public Prosecutor’s Office for complaints of female students of sexual harassment by teachers | HELLAS

The Rector of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Prof. Nikos Papaioannou, addressed the Thessaloniki Prosecutor’s Office this morning.

Report on publications that refer to complaints from AUTh students for having been sexually harassed by teachers. The rector of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki officially requested the intervention of the Prosecutor’s Office to investigate the complaints in depth.

In a statement to APE-MPE, Nikos Papaioannou announced: “Today I informed the Thessaloniki Prosecutor’s Office about the publications that saw the light of the weekend, about Complaints from students that they have been sexually harassed by teachers. in Aristotle. I have formally requested the intervention of the Justice, so that any case of this type is investigated in depth at the University and those responsible are held responsible and punished ”.

In explaining the reason he addressed to the Judiciary, the rector clarified that no complaint -anonymous or anonymous- has been filed with the competent bodies of the University, so the Judicial Power must be attended and examined, if the publications have a basis real.

What did the Rector of AUTh

“As a father, academic teacher and representative rector of the most important university in the country, I categorically affirm that Until the publication of the complaints, no complaints had reached the current administration of the University.. It goes without saying that if such acts have been committed, they are abominable and must be thoroughly investigated for the truth to shine through and awaken consciences. Based on all this, the Judiciary is the competent authority to intervene and investigate complaints, so that within the State the rights of the complainants, the complainants, and all the teaching staff are protected, which by not being named ” No one is automatically every possible suspect, “stressed Mr. Papaioannou.

He called on “all students and all members of our university community, all professors or employees who have to contribute something to research, to do so”, committing thateach complaint will be investigated in depth, with sensitivity and dedication in order to prevent such phenomena within the University “, since” Aristotle provides the safety net for all members of his community who want to bravely break the cycle of silence “.