Papandreou Sends Deposition - Golden Dawn Rejects It And Wants Him To Testify In Person!

In his written deposition, which was submitted to the parliamentary committee investigating the handling of the so-called Lagarde list, former Prime Minister George Papandreou said that while in government he had ordered his associates to crack down on tax evasion.

Papandreou apparently said that he was briefed by former Finance Minister George Papakonstantinou about the list in mid-2010 and ordered that all necessary action be taken to obtain it. But when the list finally did arrive in Greece he was never informed or asked to be informed about its contents, or at least this is what was stated in his deposition, according to press reports.

The vagueness obviously prompted the Golden Dawn party who is sitting on the committee to reject the deposition and call for Papandreou to appear in person.

Kasidiaris described the deposition as a "scrap of paper" and said that he "refused to receive it." He even underlined that if Papandreou does not appear in person to testify then he should be subpoenaed.

SYRIZA's Zoe Kostantopoulou said that she would put the matter up for a vote on Wednesday.

Far away in the US, circles close to Papandreou said that he has nothing more to add to his testimony. (No surprises here)

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