Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Alexis Tsipras[/B] in a fierce confrontation over the case of the is expected to take place in Parliament during the debate on the bill on the modernization of the communications privacy regime and the new institutional framework for the operation of the National Intelligence Service.
According to information reported by Greece's protothema.gr, the prime minister will insist on the need for an institutional approach to the issue, stressing the need for more transparency in the operation of the country's secret services without undermining their critical operational work. At the same time, he is expected to reject the accusations made by the opposition and characterize as myths what is written about the use of the Predator software by the NIS. The Prime Minister will stress that the government from the very first moment has been assisting the investigation of the judiciary, aiming at the full clarification of every aspect of the case and the attribution of responsibility in every direction, while at the same time institutionally fortifying the state and the political system with the regulations provided for in the new bill on the NIS. Mitsotakis will also accuse the opposition of attempting to cultivate an extreme toxic climate, with smears and slanders that undermine even the national security of the country.
On the other hand, Alexis Tsipras is expected to personally attack the prime minister and denounce a government mechanism of illegal surveillance that affects the core of democracy and national security.
It should be noted that the discussion of the bill in the plenary session starts at 9 am while, as it appeared from the procedure that preceded it in the relevant parliamentary committee, opposition MPs voted in favour of the promoted provisions while opposition parties voted against.
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