Greek Parliament Lifts Immunity for Opposition Leader Konstantopoulou Amid Defamation Suit

The Greek Parliament has voted to strip Zoe Konstantopoulou, the leader of the Plevsi Eleftherias party, of her parliamentary immunity. The decision, passed with 160 votes in favor, relates to a defamation lawsuit filed against her by Achilleas Davelis. Konstantopoulou, speaking in parliament, identified Davelis as a "koumbaros" (close friend/godfather) of Dora Bakoyannis's family. She stated the lawsuit concerns her public statements in parliament about the revocation of Davelis's clinic's operating license by the Thessaly Region. Konstantopoulou asserted that she was speaking the truth and that the lawsuit, filed for February 2026, is a coordinated effort to silence her. She claims this is part of a broader attempt to suppress her investigations into various scandals, including the Tempi train disaster, the OPKEPE agricultural payments agency, the "Violanta" case, and wiretapping affairs. Konstantopoulou characterized Davelis as another associate of the Mitsotakis family targeting her, recalling a previous threat from another individual. She noted this is likely her tenth immunity removal request and accused lawmakers of complicity in covering up serious offenses, including the 57 deaths in the Tempi disaster and financial irregularities in state contracts.

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Who is suing me? The koumbaros of Mrs. Dora Bakoyannis, Davelis, Achilleas Davelis. And he is suing me for what? Because I told the truth in Parliament, that his clinic's operating license was revoked by the Thessaly Region, that of ANIMUS. It was revoked, it is true.