In a statement, PASOK said that from the first days following the death of the popular singer at a clinic where, according to allegations, illegal medical procedures were being carried out, Plevris had publicly acknowledged knowing the two accused doctors.
According to PASOK, the minister had said he approached the doctors for nutritional advice following a personal health problem and subsequently remained in contact with them.
‘Since then, as he stated publicly, he had remained in contact and, on the day of the tragic incident, called the doctor to find out what had happened,’ PASOK said.
The party, however, claims that Plevris’s acquaintance with the two doctors dates back considerably further, to 2012, when, according to its statement, they were founding members of the Hellenic Medico-Legal Council.
PASOK said that Plevris and the two accused doctors appeared as three of the five members of the association’s provisional administration, which jointly applied to the Athens Single-Member Court of First Instance for approval of its statute, dated 3 June 2012.
The party called on Plevris to clarify when he first became acquainted with the doctors and whether he was aware of their activities.
‘The minister must explain why he lied about when he first became acquainted with them and whether he knew that the two doctors were carrying out illegal medical procedures. The case is extremely serious and the questions that arise demand answers,’ the statement concluded.
The application submitted by the Hellenic Medico-Legal Council to the Athens Single-Member Court of First Instance follows.
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