The first official reaction from Father Anthony came through his lawyers Thrasybulos Kontaxis and Yannis Kotsos. Kontaxis in his statements to reporters outside the central structure of the Ark of the World in Kolonos, railed against the official Greek church, the government and the new Board of Directors who, he claimed, illegally threw Father Antonios and his family out of his dormitory, while he and Mr. Kotsos pointed out that there are still no charges but only publications about their principals.
"There is no charge but only publications. What I have to state today, and it does not concern the defense line, is that the abysmal hatred of the official Greek church for the work of the Ark met the electoral agony of the government, which with an approved board of directors, whose president is a shipowner, illegally and arbitrarily locked up and literally threw Father Antonio's family into the street. He is childless, there are no assets as written and what we demand is the immediate intervention of the relevant prosecuting authorities," he said.
No comment on the allegations
He also noted that he will meet with the prosecutor of the Supreme Court, Isidoros Doyakos, to denounce what is happening illegally.
Mr. Kontaxis denied that Father Antonios or any other member of his family has made any statement to the media, and what has been leaked to the press is not true.
In response to journalists' questions about the allegations that have seen the light of day about the Ark of the World, Kontaxis made no comment as he said there is no accusation nor has he himself officially received any information from the judicial authorities.
He slept in the car
Yannis Kotsos, a lawyer for Father Antoniou, spoke of a violation of the rule of law and the abolition of the presumption of innocence, without there being any charges yet and without the founder of the Ark and his family having been called to testify, while they have declared from the beginning that they are at the disposal of the authorities and have not committed any of the acts alleged.
"He also referred to the unjustified and unlawful changing of the lock of their dormitory inside the Ark, without even having been legally served with any court decision or order and especially the unjustified refusal of the managers to receive their personal belongings, led a couple with their minor child to sleep in the car because they have nowhere else to go," he added.
Source: in.gr
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