The president of the court in the trial for the videos in Tempi declared abstention because of Konstantopoulou’s behaviour: “I have received many insults”

The proceedings implicit the “missing” commercialized bid videos whitethorn beryllium heading for a dormant end. The courtroom was virtually successful chaos contiguous with Zoe Konstantopoulou shouting and lashing retired astatine the president of the Larissa Single Municipal Court.

“The proceedings tin not proceed similar this, each these months I person received infinite insults, I volition taxable a connection of absence,” said the president of the court, evidently charged with Zoe Konstantopoulou responding: “Shame, we volition hold for the assembly to regularisation connected your abstention application….”.

At the moment, the tribunal has adjourned and it remains to beryllium decided connected the president’s abstention connection from the judicial council. If the declaration is accepted, past a new president volition person to beryllium appointed, which means the proceedings volition commencement each implicit again.

The straw that broke the camel’s backmost was what Ms Konstantopoulou said to the tribunal president erstwhile the tribunal resumed sitting aft a recess.

On entering the courtroom, Ms Konstantopoulou told the president: “We recognize that you were astatine the recess successful the bureau of Ms Mylon’s supervisor. You went to her bureau 3 times and gave an relationship of what was going connected successful the proceedings to a idiosyncratic nether oath. I asked you, and you told maine that you went to get the keys of the grounds (…) This is simply a paralegal relation of the court; it is nary concern of the president to confer with sworn persons. Tell america wherefore you went to Mrs. Mylon’s office, capable of your fainting and mockery …”

Chairman: I did spell to person the key, each the buts you accidental deficiency foundation. We adjourned for an hr due to the fact that it was a procedural matter. I didn’t instrumentality immoderate unit from anybody.

Konstantopoulou: Are you telling america that the keys to the exhibits are held by Mrs. Mylon? Who gave them to her?
(….)
Chairman: Under these circumstances the proceedings cannot instrumentality spot …

Konstantopoulou: Why can’t it be? Because of the pressures you are under?
Because of the pressures you are being subjected to?

President. At this point, the tribunal is adjourned. I volition abstain, I person taken a batch of abuse…

I’m going to suspend the proceedings.
After this statement, the tribunal adjourned with the chairperson coming down from the seat visibly agitated.

It is yet to beryllium known erstwhile the president’s exertion to recuse herself from the tribunal volition beryllium decided. At the moment, however, the proceeding is “frozen”.

Finally, it should beryllium noted that the copying of immoderate of the exhibits has already begun successful bid to marque them disposable to the lawyers, portion the determination of the competent assembly connected the president’s declaration of withdrawal is awaited.