Parliament lifts immunity of former Health minister Polakis

The Greek parliament's plenary decided to lift immunity for former alternate Health Minister and current SYRIZA deputy Pavlos Polakis on Wednesday over two separate charges.

Parliament lifts immunity of former Health minister Polakis

In the first, Polakis is facing court for illegally taping a conversation he had by phone with Bank of Greece governor Yanis Stournaras. A total of 163 MPs voted for this, out of 176 MPs present in the session, and 13 against.

In the second instance, the former minister will be facing a suit filed against him by the former head of union for staff at the Hellenic Center for Disease Control & Prevention (KEELPNO), Stamatis Poulis, for verbal insult and defamation. A total of 162 voted for lifting immunity, 13 against, and one declared "present".

Source: ana-mpa

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