Plefsi Eleftherias leader Zoe Konstantopoulou spoke to MEGA television about recent political developments, the Tempi rail disaster trial, and the 1st Freedom Festival organized by her party. Konstantopoulou invited citizens to attend the event, noting that on July 5th a musical performance featuring satirical songs will take place, during which she will also deliver a speech. The event will be held at the Lipasmata multipurpose venue in Drapetsona.
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The event also marks the 10th anniversary of Plefsi Eleftherias: “We are also celebrating 10 years of Plefsi Eleftherias, because we submitted our founding declaration on the first anniversary of the ‘No’ vote, the first anniversary of the referendum. We are eagerly looking forward to welcoming everyone there and we know there will be great participation.”
Konstantopoulou on the Thessaloniki arson attacks: When a human life is taken, there is no doubt that the authorities must intervene and solve the case
Konstantopoulou then addressed the arson attacks targeting members of the New Democracy party in Thessaloniki, which resulted in the death of the mother of ND candidate Afroditi Nestora. “Mitsotakis’s statement is suspicious — it is suspicious that he speaks as though he already knows who the perpetrators are. He is pointing fingers at political groups, trying to implicate them, and even referring to autonomous action spaces — he mentioned building occupations.”
“This is an act that is without any doubt criminal. When a human life is taken, there is no doubt that the authorities must step in and solve the case. There is also no doubt that I am the one who, to this day — while others remain silent — continues to speak out about what happened at Marfin Bank and why that case has never been solved.”
When asked whether the Thessaloniki attack constitutes an act of terrorism, Konstantopoulou responded: “It is a criminal act. In the sense that it causes terror, yes, it is terroristic. But exactly what its characteristics are — whether it is part of a criminal organization, a terrorist organization, or a provocateur-style deep-state operation — is something that, in my view, must absolutely be investigated.”
Referring to university building occupations, she stressed: “Occupations are not some blanket issue. The government responsible for OPEKEPE, the Tempi disaster, the wiretapping scandal, the Violanta affair, and the urban planning corruption is treating students who participate in sit-ins like criminals. That is simply not fair.”
“The possibility of a deliberate provocation cannot go uninvestigated,” she emphasized.
On the Tempi trial: “It must be truly public”
Regarding the Tempi trial and the incident between herself and Pavlos Aslanidis, she noted: “Some well-meaning individuals told Mr. Aslanidis that the court adjourned at my request. That was not the case — on the contrary, I filed no such request. It became clear that the court wanted, for some reason, to postpone the case on its own initiative, calling one of the defendants and asking him ‘we heard you don’t have a lawyer, we heard you’re saying you don’t have legal representation.’ I objected to this, because I realized they were steering it toward an adjournment or postponement for the appointment of a defense attorney.”
As she underlined: “Right now, this trial is taking place in an almost empty courtroom. Either people no longer know they can attend, or they may have grown exhausted after everything they’ve been through — because violence was used against them. This trial must be truly public, meaning it must be fully accessible to citizens.”
