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Athens News Agency: News in English, 05-12-11

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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

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  • [01] Judges guilty of perjury will be punished, Justice Minister says

  • [01] Judges guilty of perjury will be punished, Justice Minister says

    The government will continue its efforts to 'clean up' the judiciary, a process Justice Minister Anastassios Papaligouras called a 'one-way street' in an interview in the Sunday edition of Kathimerini.

    The process of cleaning up is necessary "for restoring citizens' trust in the judicial system," Papaligouras said, adding that the government is committed to following this one-way street to the end no matter how long it takes.

    Asked to comment on heavy penalties imposed on citizens, Papaligouras acknowledged that "certain judges tended to equate their personal integrity with the abuse of strict penalties at the expense of citizens under trial," adding that "I addressed this issue promptly stressing that justice lives up to its name when it is strict with judges who have committed perjury and lenient when dealing with citizens."

    As for the mass media playing the role of judge and jury, Papaligouras said that the answer lies in upgrading the judicial system.

    "Public opinion will stop resorting to 'self-appointed' prosecutors only when it becomes convinced that it can rely on actual judges," the minister noted.


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