Case over alleged fake signatures of “Voice of Reason” reaches European Parliament – Latinopoulou has requested waiver of immunity

The quality betwixt writer and erstwhile MP Konstantinos Bogdanos and MEP and president of “Voice of Reason,” Afroditi Latinopoulou, is moving to the courts, pursuing allegations concerning forged signatures successful the party’s founding declaration.

The lawsuit began successful November 2024, erstwhile Bogdanos filed a ineligible ailment against Latinopoulou, alleging that fake signatures had been utilized successful the party’s founding document. The ailment was co-signed by 2 further members of “Voice of Reason.”

According to Bogdanos astatine the time, authorities were asked to urgently verify the authenticity of the names and signatures submitted during the party’s formation, claiming that immoderate did not correspond to existent individuals.

The Prosecutor’s Office of First Instance evaluated the lawsuit record and assigned it to an investigating judge. As portion of the inquiry, Bogdanos and individuals who were said to person signed the declaration were called to testify. According to reports, respective inconsistencies were identified successful the database of signatures.

After the preliminary probe was completed, a lawsuit record was compiled and forwarded again to the Prosecutor’s Office. Subsequently, a petition was submitted to the European Parliament to assistance Afroditi Latinopoulou’s parliamentary immunity truthful that transgression proceedings tin continue.

Latinopoulou’s missive to Metsola requesting voluntary waiver of immunity

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola announced successful plenary that the petition from the Greek judiciary had been received. The lawsuit is present expected to beryllium referred to the Committee connected Legal Affairs (JURI) of the European Parliament, which volition measure the substance and invitation Latinopoulou earlier deciding connected lifting her immunity.

It is noted that Latinopoulou had already voluntarily submitted a petition successful January for the waiver of her parliamentary immunity to Metsola.

“For months I person been subjected to relentless mudslinging, defamation, governmental persecution and ineligible harassment by governmental opponents, media serving circumstantial interests and powerfulness centers disturbed by the beingness of VOICE OF REASON successful the European Parliament,” Latinopoulou had stated astatine the time, calling for the process to proceed swiftly truthful that afloat clarity tin beryllium brought to the case.

Her missive successful full:

Dear Madam President of the European Parliament,

I code you successful my capableness arsenic a Member of the European Parliament, successful bid to formally and voluntarily petition the waiver of my parliamentary immunity, successful accordance with the applicable provisions of the Treaties and the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament.

In my state of origin, Greece, a suit has been filed against maine by governmental opponents. I americium perfectly assured that immoderate impartial judicial introspection volition unequivocally beryllium my innocence.

Precisely due to the fact that I person thing to hide, and due to the fact that I firmly judge successful the principles of transparency, accountability, and the regularisation of law, I see it some my work and my work — archetypal and foremost to the citizens who grant maine with their ballot — to facilitate the swift and unhindered medication of justice.

For this reason, and successful bid to guarantee that determination is not adjacent the slightest suspicion that I mightiness usage my parliamentary immunity arsenic a shield against judicial scrutiny, I voluntarily petition its waiver.

My petition is submitted successful the involvement of ineligible clarity, organization integrity, and respect for antiauthoritarian principles. I privation for the competent judicial authorities to beryllium capable to analyse the lawsuit without delay, truthful that the information whitethorn beryllium afloat revealed arsenic soon arsenic possible.

I kindly inquire you, Madam President, to initiate the applicable process immediately, truthful that the waiver of my parliamentary immunity whitethorn beryllium approved arsenic rapidly arsenic possible, successful bid to facilitate the enactment of the Greek judiciary and afloat shed airy connected this unprecedented enactment of governmental coercion, which stems from the rising electoral power of VOICE OF REASON.

Yours sincerely,
Afroditi Latinopoulou
Member of the European Parliament
President of VOICE OF REASON