A full of 288 MPs participated successful the roll-call ballot (with 9 absent). The “yes” votes ranged from 285 to 287 crossed the 13 cases. At slightest 10 of the 13 MPs acrophobic voted successful favour of lifting not lone their ain immunity but besides that of their colleagues.
The determination was adopted by the plenary league without notable dissent on enactment lines.
Voting Results by MP:
- K. Papakosta: 287 successful favor, 1 against
- K. Karamanlis: 286 successful favor, 2 against
- I. Kefalogiannis: 286 successful favor, 2 against
- N. Mitarakis: 286 successful favor, 2 against
- K. Tsiaras: 285 successful favor, 2 against
- K. Skrekas: 286 successful favor, 2 against
- D. Vartzopoulos: 286 successful favor, 2 against
- M. Senetakis: 286 successful favor, 2 against
- L. Vasileiadis: 286 successful favor, 2 against
- Ch. Boukoros: 286 successful favor, 2 against
- Th. Leontaridis: 286 successful favor, 2 against
- Char. Athanasiou: 285 successful favor, 2 against, 1 present
- T. Chatzivasileiou: 286 successful favor, 2 against
According to reports, successful astir cases the 2 “no” votes came from Katerina Papakosta and autarkic MP Kostas Floros.
During the debate, each MPs progressive urged Parliament to ballot successful favour of lifting their immunity, stating they privation the accidental to beryllium their innocence earlier mean courts. They argued that the findings of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office are weak.
“Nowhere successful the lawsuit record is determination immoderate recorded speech involving maine oregon my associates. That’s however beardown the grounds is,” said Kostas Karamanlis.
Kostas Tsiaras noted that the relation of an MP is not passive but involves intervening connected behalf of citizens successful need, explaining that his ain engagement acrophobic a lawful petition by a livestock farmer, which astatine worst could person resulted successful a €190 fine.
“The MP is the archetypal advocator of the national and seeks solutions to problems—always legally. We cannot unrecorded successful a bubble. Unfortunately, politicians are presumed blameworthy alternatively than innocent. I spot the justness strategy and the European Public Prosecutor’s Office,” said Notis Mitarakis.
Giannis Kefalogiannis denied immoderate wrongdoing, stating that nary speech of his exists successful the file, lone those of a erstwhile associate. “Did anyone impulse different to enactment illegally? No. Was determination immoderate harm to the organization? No,” helium said.
Dimitris Vartzopoulos questioned whether successful immoderate different EU state elected officials are referred for prosecution for alleged motivation complicity with the sole payment being electoral support. Maximos Senetakis besides called to beryllium investigated similar immoderate mean citizen.
Lakis Vasileiadis, Tasos Chatzivasileiou, and Christos Boukoros expressed assurance that they had committed nary amerciable acts, portion Charalambos Athanasiou accused members of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office of maltreatment of power.
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