Opposition parties submitted yesterday two separate proposals yesterday regarding OPEKEPE, one by PASOK, one by SYRIZA and New Lefts regarding the OPEKEPE scandal, calling for a preliminary inquiry into former ministers Makis Voridis and Lefteris Avgenakis. Meanwhile, New Democracy is expected to table a proposal today for a fact-finding committee to examine the period after 1998.
The government argues that its review of the case file reveals no evidence confirming the commission of criminal offenses, and therefore insists on a fact-finding committee. It has called on opposition parties to support its proposal while voting down those of the other parties.
Only Parliament has the authority to prosecute criminal offenses committed by members of the government and to investigate them by setting up a preliminary inquiry committee.
The opposition, on the other hand, sees felony-level liability for the two ministers and calls for an investigation. It argues that without a formal inquiry—something also noted by the European Public Prosecutor—any offenses would become time-barred: for Makis Voridis on October 6, 2025, and for Lefteris Avgenakis, if the fact-finding committee does not assign responsibility, no one will be able to revisit the case and pursue accountability later.
The government, for its part, states that following the 2019 constitutional revision of the law on ministerial accountability, the statute of limitations is no longer an issue.
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