“The government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis, following a well-worn formula, is deliberately fostering a climate of tension to consolidate support among conservative and far-right audiences. At the same time, it is attempting to suppress dissenting voices of direct and significant criticism from within New Democracy,” the statement continued.

“A democracy cannot engage in blind retribution, nor can it condemn human lives on the basis of weak and insubstantial evidence,” New Left concluded.

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