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At noon on Friday, the European Parliament denied having received a request from the Greek state about lifting the immunity of former goldsmith Giannis Lagos.
According to Parliament officials quoted by the newspaper “Ethnos”, there were wrong translation. It was previously announced that the issue will be discussed with fast track procedures.
Weber’s letter to Sassoli
In a letter sent today by Manfred Weber, head of the parliamentary group of the European People’s Party, he asks David Sassoli, president of the European Parliament, to take action for Giannis Lagos.
“I would like to draw your attention to the unacceptable behavior of an unregistered member, Mr. Ioannis Lagos, towards a member of the PPE Group, Ms. Anna Michelle Assimakopoulou,” said Manfred Weber.
During an email exchange that took place on October 6, 2020, at the trial of the Greek neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party, which was indicted for being a criminal organization, Mr. Lagos publicly addressed Ms. Asimakopoulou with comments insulting that they are based on the allegation of his involvement in what Mr. Lagos described as a “political conspiracy against members of Golden Dawn.” Furthermore, in his speech to the Plenary on October 5, 2020, Lagos dared to accuse the EPP president of “mocking democracy” and called former Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras a “political scum” for his role in bringing the “Golden Dawn neo-Nazi Party to Justice”, Manfred Weber states in his letter.
As he often argues, these comments transcended the limits of responsible political discourse, both personally and institutionally. Furthermore, Mr. Lagos’s behavior is even more inappropriate in light of the decision announced on October 7, 2020 by the Athens Court of Appeal, which convicted the Greek neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn for forming and operating a criminal organization under disguise. of a political party ”, says the leader of the EPP group.
“The European Parliament has always been determined to resolutely defend democracy against fascism, and this deplorable behavior cannot be linked to the values of our House. Therefore, in accordance with Rule 175 of our Rules of Procedure, I urge you to take action opportune so that this deplorable behavior is not repeated ”, concludes the letter.
Chrysogonos: irrevocable conviction to resign
The statements made by Costas Chrysogonos on Friday morning about the future of MEP Giannis Lagos caused a sensation.
The professor of Constitutional Law affirmed that Giannis Lagos, even if he is in prison, can continue to be a MEP and enjoy all the privileges that this position entails, that is, he will be paid normally.
Costas Chrysogonos added that “immunity will be lifted but for dismissal there will be an irrevocable sentence” and clarified that, although Lagos is arrested and imprisoned, theoretically he will continue to have his office in the European Parliament. and will not be able to fulfill its functions.
With information from the newspaper “Ethnos” / OPEN TV
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