Parliament panel backs lifting immunity of 2 ND lawmakers in subsidies probe

Parliament’s morals committee has recommended lifting the immunity of New Democracy lawmakers Charalambos Athanasiou and Anastasios (Tasos) Chatzivasileiou, whose names look successful a lawsuit record from the European Public Prosecutor’s Office related to an probe into OPEKEPE, the Greek bureau liable for distributing and auditing EU cultivation subsidies.

A plenary vote connected the two lawmakers, on with 11 different New Democracy MPs for whom the committee has besides recommended lifting immunity, is scheduled for Wednesday.

Athanasiou and Chatzivasileiou some asked the committee to assistance their parliamentary immunity, expressing assurance successful the justness system while denying immoderate wrongdoing.