In a new outage for November 22, the trial of the party’s 11 deputies, “Spartans”, by Ilias Kasidiaris and a lawyer. The two are accused of voter fraud.
OR trial before the single member court of appeal was interrupted for the second time, as the main prosecution witness, party president Vassilis Stigas, was absent from today’s meeting.
The reactions
The absence of the president, due to his presence in the plenary session of the Parliament, caused the strong reaction of the president of the court. At the beginning of the meeting she said that “this trial will take place today! did you get it We will begin, swear in the witness and either adjourn or continue. You will for mr. Stiga says that this (: the absence) is considered by the court as a lack of respect. The hearing will take place today, there is no way. Tell Mr. Stiga to be here at 11 o’clock. The Parliament is next door. Tell him it’s contempt of court». In fact, after that he stopped the trial.
However, Vassilis Stigas did not show up when the court resumed its sitting. Instead, his partner appeared, who stated that due to the meeting of the plenary session of the Parliament, the witness cannot come to discuss a serious bill, where he will speak as the president of the party.
The absence of the president of the party, “Spartiates”, fueled the atmosphere. The president asked to investigate whether the witness can come to court within the day, otherwise the trial must be suspended.
Ilias Kasidiaris and his lawyer intervened in the conversation and said they wanted the process to be completed quickly. As he claimed, his detention in Domokos prisons for “Golden Dawn” is being extended because of this case.
The accused MPs also expressed their opposition to the new suspension of the trial. They themselves stated that they wanted the trial to be concluded as quickly as possible and “to end this matter».