Article 86: Revision in 2029 – Kovessi and the Challenge for the Greek Constitution

Deputy Minister of Justice, Giannis Bougas, addressed the anticipation of revising Article 86 of the Constitution, pursuing the briefing of European Chief Prosecutor Laura Kovessi on however the proviso connected ministerial liability could beryllium amended.

“The treatment was not a petition from Ms. Kovessi to alteration Article 86; it was an mentation of however the proviso tin beryllium revised,” Bougas emphasized, adding that the inaugural lies with the legislative branch, not the executive.

According to the Deputy Minister, any revision of Article 86 volition lone beryllium imaginable aft the 2027 elections, with the process apt concluding successful 2029. “Any treatment of revision is long-term; it is not a statement for the coming months,” he noted.

Kovessi reportedly sought clarity connected the process due to the fact that she faces recurring obstacles successful investigating planetary cases, from the Tempi bid catastrophe to OPEKEPE. However, Bougas stated helium is unaware of immoderate caller cases being prepared by the European prosecutor: “I don’t know, and we didn’t inquire her,” he said.

As Bougas explained, the revision timeline requires a decennary to walk since the past law revision, and the Prime Minister has already indicated that Article 86 volition beryllium included among the provisions projected by the ND Parliamentary Group.

The treatment astir Article 86 frankincense opens a important governmental chapter: strengthening ministerial accountability successful a model wherever Greece is nether planetary judicial oversight. “You recognize that immoderate treatment of revision is simply a semipermanent matter,” Bougas concluded, stressing that the process requires stableness and governmental maturity.