The government is introducing a legislative provision as an act of revenge against Panos Routsi’s major victory, aiming to prohibit the parents of victims from writing the names of their children, who were killed in a criminal manner.
It falsely invokes respect for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. But we remember how much Mr. Mitsotakis himself “respects” the monument—we remember the rallies about the Macedonian issue, where New Democracy and Golden Dawn gathered in Syntagma Square, and part of the crowd attempted to storm Parliament, desecrating the monument.
We warn them: we will stand by every citizen who demands something so fair and humane, like Panos Routsi did.
We warn them again: we will stand by the parents and survivors when they write again the names of the 57 victims at that very spot.
The authoritarianism and arrogance of Mr. Mitsotakis have enraged society. His Trump-style legislative initiatives reveal not only his arrogance but also his deep conservatism.
