Wood between MPs, prosecution for a felony in Floros

An unprecedented incident marked today’s session of the Plenary of the Greek Parliament, where embarrassing pictures.

The violent episode featured former Spartan MP, Konstantinos Floroswho punched the Hellenic Solution MP, Basil Grammeno.

The violent incident happened during the debate in the Parliament on the lifting of the Immunity of Kyriakos Velopoulosfollowing a defamation lawsuit filed by Efstathios Floros, former executive of the Hellenic Solution and father of the independent MP Konstantinos Floros, who comes from the Spartans, accusing him of hiding behind a virtual account on Twitter.

The former MP of the Spartans, has violated article 157 of the Criminal Code according to which violence against a member of parliament in the performance of his duties is a felony.

The perpetrator of the attack was brought in by the Parliament guardwas taken to GADA and arrested, while shortly after 18:30 he was taken to Evelpidon.

The Prosecutor’s Office of Athens askbrought criminal prosecution to the degree of a felony against MP K. Floros. Now the MP is accused of criminal violence against a MP in the performance of his duties (Article 157 of the Criminal Code).

K. Floros was referred to a regular investigator and requested a deadline to apologize at noon on Thursday (25/04). The MP will continue to be detained until his apology.

The victim was initially taken to the Parliament clinic and then in hospital with a facial fracture. As reported by ERT citing the medical announcement, Mr. Grammenos has broken nasal bones and also has a sprain in his jaw. Mr. Floros denies punching him.

The dialogue of shame leading up to the episode

Before Mr. Floros punched the El. solution, there was an intense verbal episode between them and when the two of them walked out of the hall, the former Spartan MP grabbed him by the collar and threw him down.

The episode broke out when, during the debate on the lifting of immunity of Mr. Velopoulos, the representative of the Hellenic Solution, said from the floor of the Parliament that Mr. Velopoulos is not related to the lawsuit. Then, Mr. Floros shouted that this will be decided by the court.

According to information, the two MPs had the following rhyme:

“K. Floros: That will be decided by the judges.

B. Grammenos: Shut up you garbage.

K. Floros: Come on.

B. Written: C@@@ your mother… I will c@@@ you your mother, I will take you and with the bracelets inside you will remember the old@@@@.”

The moment when Floros punches Grammenos

The moment when the former MP of the Spartans, Konstantinos Floros, punches the MP of the Hellenic Solution, Vassilis Grammenos, the cameras recorded in the Parliament.

As shown in the videothe independent MP, K. Floros moves against the Hellenic Solution MP, V. Grammenos, while some MP seems to be trying to prevent him.

The parties’ reactions to the beating in Parliament

“Unacceptable and uncharacteristic” characterizes government representative Pavlos Marinakis the images of shame that unfolded in the Parliament, with the punch of the former “Spartan” MP K. Floros to the Hellenic Solution MP, V. Grammenos.

“What happened in the Parliament today is unacceptable and uncharacteristic and not consistent with the Democratic polity.
MPs turned the Parliament premises into a ring and a party leader indirectly but clearly threatens MPs, warning them not to go to church on Easter.

The acts of violence, the practices of the extremes and the vulgar rhetoric of populism, return us to times that the country has left behind irretrievably and society has rejected as a whole.

we owe as a political system and as a society to stand against – and we will continue to do so – all these logics that led the country to the brink of the cliff.

We are against violence, against the phenomena of the emasculation of Democracy, against thuggery and threats”

THE SYRIZA – Progressive Alliance condemned “unequivocally and unequivocally” the beating of the “Hellenic Solution” member of parliament, Vassilis Grammenos.

“This unprecedented and unimaginable incident demonstrates the contempt of far-right formations for parliament and emphatically reminds us of the danger posed to our Republic by tolerance of hate speech and thuggery. Inside and outside Parliament“, emphasizes SYRIZA.

He adds that “all progressive forces must raise a wall of solidarity and respect against the challenges of the far-right who want to turn the Parliament and Greek society into a jungle”.

Her spokesperson New LeftKostis Karpozilos emphasized in this regard: “That’s enough. To exclude the fascist formation of the Spartans from the elections.

While the European elections are approaching and the decisions of the Court of Justice are awaited both for the declaration of the combination of the “Spartans” in the European elections, and for the very legitimacy of the presence of the party in question in the Greek Parliament, the situation drags on.

The episode of the beating of the Hellenic Solution MP Vassilis Grammenos by the now independent but elected with the “Spartans” Konstantinos Floros is not unprecedented. On the contrary, it recalls the works and days of the once Golden Dawn in Parliament.

Bullying, violence, vulgar and provocative behavior are neither random nor spontaneous incidents, they are the way in which the extreme right and fascism project to society an image of strength and anti-systemicity.”

It is recalled that a serious episode had also occurred in 2017 in the Greek parliament, with Ilias Kasidiaris as the protagonist, who targeted Nikos Dendias. Ilias Kasidiaris was expelled, with the Speaker of the Parliament, Makis Balaoura, calling the guard.

Episodes in parliaments of other countries

A few times, in the parliaments of other countries, MPs have come to blows, unable to resolve their differences through dialogue.

Last week, scenes suggestive of a ring unfolded in its parliament Georgiawhen an opposition MP punched a ruling party MP, who was on the podium.

Episodes have unfolded from time to time in its parliament Turkey.

Clashes have occurred on various occasions in its parliament as well Taiwanbut also in its parliament South Korea.

Last January, besides, MPs from the ruling party and the opposition in Maldives came to hand, during the debate on providing a vote of confidence.

And in the neighboring one Albania, there were times when the situation was dragged into parliament. A few months ago, opposition MPs piled chairs in the center of the plenary chamber and then smoke generators were litresulting in a fire.

In another case, five years ago, an opposition MP threw an egg at Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama.

The situation got out of control in its parliament as well Serbia last February, during a debate on Kosovo.

And to ArmeniaMPs are holding hands inside parliament in August 2021.