A judge or a Christian orthodox Taliban?

22.04.08

The court ruling by Justice Mr. Dimitrios Gavalas, which accepts the petition of extreme nationalist Konstantinos Plevris and orders the temporary withdrawal from school libraries of Ersi Sotiropoulou’s book « ‘Zig-Zag around the Neratzies’» (bitter-orange trees), until the final court ruling is delivered, is not just provocative and unacceptable. It is judiciously preposterous and shameful for the Greek Justice system, that a judge reaches the point to praise the bravery of the Nazis (‘free translation of the extracts of the court ruling) « ‘… today we see the perversion of the great historical truths and the silencing of acknowledged facts, for example that children are taught that the Germans, who fought bravely against the whole world, were beaten by the Anglo-Americans, who just by hearing the word ‘Germans’ were running as far as they could (….) the crimes of the Allies (…) are not mentioned ). »

The judge reaches the point to question the constitution: «(…) all those ‘progressives’, ‘modernists’, ‘pseudo-civilised’ talk and write and a derogatory way for the royalty and for constitutional monarchy »

And the judge has no reservation to apply the rational of a Christian Orthodox Taliban at his ruling: «Once upon a time, young people were going to church to find the truth, that is not ideological or any other subjective view of the world, but truth, light, life, being our Lord Jesus Christ (….)».« Children’s literature appealing to innocent children’s soul that the Son of God Jesus Christ pointed as an example (….)»

This is not a court ruling by any standard of jurisprudence, as there is no rule that the judge did not violate, in order to promote his extreme ideology. This is not a mistake, but a slap in the face of Law and Justice, it is fanatical religious preaching, a manifestation of the Greek Dictatorship (1967-1974) motto ‘Greece of Christian Greeks’, it is from beginning to the end an anachronistic and reactionary absurdity.

Liberal Alliance (Greek Liberals) demands from the Attorney of the Hellenic Supreme Court (Arios Pagos), to nullify this decision.

Liberal Alliance also demands that disciplinary action is taken against the above mentioned judge.