Justice Minister urges speeding up of Lawyers’ Code bill procedures

18:02 10/9/2013 - Πηγή: Matrix24

During a discussion of the draft law in the relevant parliamentary committee, Athanassiou requested that procedures be speeded up so that the first and second readings of the bill be completed by the committee by Thursday so the bill can make its way by next week to the Parliament’s summer plenary session

to be voted on.

Main opposition Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) MPs Nikos Voutsis and Zoi Konstantopoulou expressed their disagreement with the shortening of procedures, accusing the ministry of succumbing to blackmail by the troika of Greece’s creditors. There is no blackmail, Athanassiou countered, and stressed that the content of the code belongs exclusively to the jurisdiction of Parliament.

The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) also disagreed, as did other parties, while KKE deputy Liana Kanelli said the content of the bill was more important than the procedure.

source: ΑΜΝΑ