Three years, about two thousand names and accounts and so far virtually nothing has happened. That is the true result of the investigation in the so-called “Lagarde List”, this country’s list of disgrace.
It is a disgrace that is getting even worse, as all this time Greece has been suffering the way it is suffering. It is a disgrace that is becoming even greater, as the country begins to lose its sovereignty, its people can no longer face everyday life and the government is not setting up the auditing mechanisms to examine those it must primarily inspect.
Under these circumstances, how can you convince anyone that the sacrifices have any meaning? That they are worth anything? That even the slightest sense of justice exists?
How can you convince anyone that this country truly wants to change? That this system which essentially files
away is not, ultimately, guilty? After all, this is not the only list; there are many other lists that have had the exact same fate.
The government, just like all the previous governments, has a huge responsibility in the development of the Lagarde List case. It is doubly responsibly because it did not provide the relevant state bodies and institutions with the necessary tools to perform their duties. It is, presumably, seeking revenue by all means necessary, but does not want to provide the necessary tools to recover it. Ultimately, Justice must examine the government for this absolute hypocrisy.
The matter of a greater validation posed in this cased is so important and deep-rooted, that it may prove to be paramount in determining developments.
Because it demonstrates the absolute contempt of a system for a country, a people, a set of values and the sum of laws that are meant to regulate life.
All of that has been trashed. And that will have consequences.
Giorgos P. Malouchos
