[Ismini Vlassopoulou/Intime News]
A former lawmaker with far-right Spartiates social gathering punched one other MP within the face on Wednesday throughout a tense argument in Parliament over a defamation lawsuit.
The incident occurred throughout a dialogue on the lifting of the immunity of Kyriakos Velopoulos, president of nationalist Greek Resolution, who has been sued for defamation by a retired Navy officer. The retired officer’s son, MP Konstantinos Floros, had requested to talk within the Plenary through the debate, however was informed by the parliamentary spokesperson of Greek Resolution, Constantinos Chitas, that the regulation didn’t permit it.
Floros shouted that “this will probably be determined by judges,” to which one other Greek Resolution MP, Vassilis Grammenos, replied “shut up, you trash!”
The stress escalated when the 2 lawmakers stepped exterior the plenary and Floros put Grammenos in a headlock, throwing him on the bottom.
Grammenos was transferred to the parliament’s clinic for emergency support.
The incident was condemned by Parliament Speaker Konstantinos Tassoulas describing it as a “brutal conduct” and requested for Floros’ 15-day expulsion from Parliament, the very best penalty supplied for by the foundations of the Home.
“Once we had been making the procedural guidelines of the Parliament we thought we had been addressing basically rational folks,” he informed lawmakers, including that this penalty is “very mild in contrast with the vulgarity and brutality of his conduct,” however warned that Floros’ immunity will probably be lifted to face attainable lawsuit by his sufferer.
On his aspect, Velopoulos stated it was “unthinkable” for politicians to behave on this method. “Are you aware what’s the distinction between people and different animals? Animals might react when you hassle them. However man differs in thoughts, judgment and logic, which some folks should not have right here, sadly.”
In the meantime, the Supreme Courtroom is anticipated to rule as we speak on the eligibility of political events contesting the June 9 European Parliament elections, together with the far-right Spartiates, who’re being prosecuted for voter fraud. The far-right social gathering is accused of deceiving the voters as to its actual management.
