KKE Slams SYRIZA On Proposal for Committee To Probe Submarines Scandal

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The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) said that it was in favour of a Parliamentary probe into the suspect submarines contracts and privatisation agreements for the shipyards in Skaramangas. At the same time, KKE accused main opposition 'Coalition of the Radical Left' (SYRIZA) that tabled the proposal of "shooting blanks" in its criticism of this and past governments.

    "All these years, KKE has been condemning the policy of the privatisation, the downgrading and shrinking of the country's shipbuilding and repair sector, as well as of the defence industry," the announcement which was dispatched by the state news agency said.

KKE added that this policy was a typical example, revealing the anti-popular nature of the capitalist path for growth and EU strategies, as well as the responsibilities of PASOK and ND governments."

The announcement pointed out that KKE's conclusions after the factfinding committee set up in 2011 concerning the contracts for the submarines, as well as with a host of other statements, had attributed grave political responsibilities to ND, PASOK and their governments for the privatisation of the shipyards at Skaramangas and elsewhere and for the unacceptable and damaging contracts signed with German monopolies, the Abu Dhabi company and for the submarines.

Lastly, it said that KKE "is in favour of setting up of a factfinding committee in Parliament that will attribute political responsibilities and will investigate whether penal responsibilities also exist for the privatisations, the relevant contracts, the dissolution of the Skaramangas Shipyards, etc".