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They protest strongly 41 court officers of the rank of Areopagita to the Court of First Instance in a letter to the Union of Judges and Prosecutors (EDE) for its initiative to issue a statement (02.24.2021), in relation to the member of the 17N Dimitris Koufontina, who has gone down to hunger strikeAs with this announcement, it makes suggestions to the State, something that goes beyond the purposes of the Union, while at the same time ascribing non-objectivity and impartiality to this action.
At the same time, the 41 summon the EDE Board of Directors to abstain “Of such actions, which are certainly condemned by the majority of the Judicial Power.”
It is recalled that the RAE, in its controversial announcement, asks the State “to reconsider its position on the issue of treatment of Dimitris Koufontina.
The 41 judicial officials underline in their letter that the SAD “It goes beyond its ends, making suggestions to the State under the guise of defending human rights” and notice that “The representatives of the Union had an obligation with their members to keep intact the image of impartiality and objectivity of their members and this obligation was not fulfilled.”
In fact, in their letter, the 41 indicate what are the responsibilities of the State and what are the responsibilities of judges and what are the limits of these two powers, noting the following:
“The careful evaluation of the sentences we impose, as well as the option to prohibit the meetings of more than one person in order to protect the good of human life and health in the midst of a pandemic, belongs to the state.
We monitor your actions, in accordance with the law, as long as an appeal is filed against the terms of the judgment by someone with a legal interest or if violators of the relevant restrictions are referred to court.
“Our participation in these issues for any other reason damages our prestige, our credibility and our independence and degrades the very administration of justice.”
The 41 judges do not cease to emphasize that “The public counterclaims between members of the Board of Directors of the Union point to the restraint that the Judicial Power must show and its traditions of independence.”
It is recalled that the “Lucas” of 17N is on a hunger strike since January 8, 2021 and on a thirst strike since February 22, the only request being transferred to Korydallos prisons.
Formerly your member 17Ν he had been transferred from the rural prisons of Kassavetia, Volos, to the Domokos prison and now claims to have been transferred to the Korydallos prison in the specially designed wing.
The letter of 41
The full text of the letter from the 41 judicial officials is as follows:
“To the Board of Directors of the Union of Judges and Prosecutors
The main purpose of the Association of Judges and Prosecutors, according to its statutes, is to guarantee the independence of judicial officials and improve the conditions for the administration of justice.
The signatories of this text have spent decades supporting these objectives as active members of the Union, wanting to contribute to its success, but without joining any of the various formations (factions), which were from time to time formed by other members or within functioning of its Board of Directors.
However, we believe that our Union goes beyond the previous purposes, making suggestions to the State under the pretext of defending human rights. Judges and prosecutors defend these rights in the exercise of their judicial functions and within the strict framework established in the Constitution and the laws.
The power of judicial officials has a starting point and a destination for the citizen. Your task is to restore social peace. A necessary condition for this is the consolidation of the sense of legal security, which is only achieved if the judge demonstrates impartiality and objectivity.
The representatives of the Union had an obligation towards their members to keep intact the image of impartiality and objectivity of their members and this obligation was not fulfilled.
The care of the sentence, which we impose, as well as the option to prohibit the meetings of more than one person in order to protect the good of human life and health in the midst of a pandemic, belongs to the state.
We monitor your actions, in accordance with the law, as long as an appeal is filed against the terms of the judgment by someone with a legal interest or if violators of the relevant restrictions are referred to court.
Getting involved in these matters on any other occasion damages our prestige, our credibility and independence and degrades the very administration of justice.
In addition, due to such issues, public counterclaims between members of the Board of Directors of the Union, who sometimes pronounce in vain in relation to the language imposed on the judiciary and prosecutors and in inadmissible tones, and the identification through them . With the specific political positions of the country’s forces, they rely on the moderation that the Judiciary has to show and on its traditions of independence.
For all of the above, proposing our obligation to preserve the prestige of the institution we serve, we strongly protest and urge that they refrain from such actions, which are certainly condemned by the majority of the Judiciary, in order to preserve the prestige and the unity of the Union, and avoid its weakening with the departure of its members in the future.
Athens, 1-3-2021
The undersigned
1) Athanassiou Fotini, President of the Court of Appeal,
2) Andrikopoulou Maria, Areopagitis,
3) Argyropoulou Ioulia, Appeal,
4) Varka Maria, Areopagitis,
5) Daviou Maroulio, Areopagitis,
6) Dergasarian Marie, President of the Court of Appeals,
7) Dimara- Tzavella Kanella, President of the Court of Appeals,
8) Dourouklakis Ioannis, Areopagitis,
9) Zoi Dimitra, Areopagitis,
10) Karagiannis George, trial judge,
11) Aikaterini Karahaliou, trial judge,
12) Kastiza Antigone, appellant,
13) Kiouptsidou- Stratoudaki Eudoxia, Areopagitis,
14) Klapa- Christodoulea Ioanna, Areopagitis,
15) Kousoulou Stavroula, President of the Court of Appeal,
16) Kokkoros Kleovoulos- Dimitrios, President of the Court of Appeals,
17) Kourakou Malamatenia, President of the Court of Appeals,
18) Krina Vasiliki, Deputy Prosecutor for Appeals,
19) Konstantinidou Eugenia, Appeal,
20) Lianou Maria, President of the Court of Appeals,
21) Mastrogiorgi Eleni, President of the Court of Appeals,
22) Mavraki Panagiota, President of the Court of Appeals,
23) Bitsakaki Eugenia, President of the Court of Appeals,
24) Bulda Anastasia, Appeal,
25) Papagianni Christina, Judge of First Instance,
26) Papadopoulou Anastasia, President of the Court of Appeal,
27) Papakostas Sotirios, appellant,
28) Papantonopoulou Fotini, Appeal,
29) Plastiras Socrates, President of the Court of Appeals,
30) Rapti Panagiota, recurrent,
31) Riga Anna, appellant,
32) Sakellaropoulou Maria, appellant,
33) Salmanli Maria, Judge of First Instance,
34) Simitsi Maria, President of the Court of Appeals,
35) Sismanidis Eleftherios, President of the Court of Appeals,
36) Spiliotopoulou Aikaterini, Appeal,
37) Strouza- Xenou or Kokoletsi Dimitria, Areopagitis,
38) Toupadaki Evangelia, President of the Court of Appeals
39) Tsironidou Maria, appellant,
40) Woven silver, Areopagite,
41) Hasirtzoglou Maria, President of the Court of Appeal “.
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