Regarding hunger striker Panos Routsi, European Parliament member and leader of the “Voice of Logic” party, Afroditi Latinopoulos, spoke on Parapolitika 90.1 radio show “She and I” with journalists Stella Gantona and Thanasis Fouskidis. “I have stated from the first moment that he has the sacred right to have his child exhumed. Of course, this should have happened in a law-abiding state, in an organized country from the very beginning, and this father should not be forced to go on hunger strike for so many days, endangering his health to achieve what he rightfully deserves,” she said initially.
Afroditi Latinopoulos: Panos Routsi’s request should have been accepted from the first moment
“His request should have been accepted from the first moment. He has been on hunger strike for so many days just to achieve the obvious – this says everything about the real situation prevailing in our country, and I am very sorry about it. Beyond that, some people are using this father as a tool, putting the Palestinian flag in his hands…” she added. “I’m referring to those who put it in his hands – it’s the Communist Party, anarchists, anarchist troublemakers, I don’t know who they are or what purposes they serve because they do all this for votes…” she explained.
Asked to comment on Maria Karystianos’ interview, Ms. Latinopoulos said: “I will not interpret what Ms. Karystianos wants to say or what she might mean through her statements. We obviously live in a democracy and people speak at the ballot box. Ms. Karystianos should do whatever God inspires her to do.” “We live in a democracy where every Greek citizen can establish a party,” she added.
When asked what stance she believes we should maintain on the Palestinian issue, she replied: “1000% we are with Israel. Israel is our natural ally, fighting a battle against fanatic Islam, a battle against terrorists. …What saddens me is the equal distances that the government maintains – there are no equal distances here.” Then, asked to comment on Trump’s peace plan for the Gaza Strip, she noted: “Trump’s plan was excellent. What it demands and its focus is the liberation of the hostages, a just demand that must be fulfilled. The hostages must be freed yesterday.” Regarding the recognition of the Palestinian state by European countries, she said: “It’s unacceptable! What, to gather votes from illegal immigrants and fanatic Islamists they’ve brought into their countries? Aren’t they ashamed? Israel is our natural ally, the last bastion of the West in the Middle East.”
Subsequently, regarding Greek humanitarian aid sent to Gaza, she noted: “All these things they do are embarrassing theatrics. They supposedly kidnapped them now, didn’t they know the sea has borders, they just learned this now?”
Regarding the Trump-Erdogan meeting, she said: “Much ado about nothing. Erdogan hasn’t gotten anything in his hands right now. He hasn’t gotten absolutely anything.”
Asked if she could collaborate with a potential Samaras party, she replied: “Mr. Samaras has the democratic right to form a party, but beyond that, I have committed to the people who voted for us and trusted us that Voice of Logic has an autonomous course.”
About her asset declaration
Regarding the comments heard after her asset declaration was published, she said: “All these things that are heard and written are laughable and deplorable. I had an income of 22 thousand euros, 3 thousand euros was the net profit, and beyond that, the house belonged to my deceased grandmother. What is expensive today? The rent. …Let me also remind you that in 2023 we had double elections, so it was a pre-election period, so I had reduced income – isn’t it logical when you’re in a pre-election period?”
