Honest Greeks need justice

Yannis Kapeleris, a high-ranking official at the Greek Ministry of Finance, was charged with breaching his duties by failing to collect fines from certain companies on Monday. Two Athens public prosecutors had previously tendered their resignations last week on the grounds that their investigations into the Kapeleris case were being politically obstructed. Two days later, however, they withdrew their resignations. The conservative daily Kathimerini calls for the circumstances surrounding the resignations of the two prosecutors to be thoroughly investigated: "The withdrawal of their resignations, the lack of public explanations and evidence and the subsequent prosecution of high-ranking government officials raise questions about the way this case has been handled. ... The country is on the brink of disaster because of corruption and impunity. White-collar crime has led to huge tax deficits which law-abiding citizens have to pay for. The prime minister, his finance and justice ministers and the public prosecutors of the supreme court owe the citizens a few explanations."

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