In the newspaper ‘Kathimerini’ of 08/20/2008, in a story on the inexcusable deaths of cadets and soldiers by various reasons (in the recent case, one from electrocution in the shower and the other who was found dead after 11 days in the warehouse of the barracks) mentioned the following:
The minister of Defence, Vangelis Meimarakis, answering to a question regarding the recent deaths of soldiers, mentioned that “we shouldn’t generalize and dramatize isolated, sad and tragic incidents, which- as they are often presented- foul up the image of the sum of the Armed Forces officers, who do not deserve this attitude.”
Mr. Meimarakis added that an inquiry has already been ordered. “If evidence and responsibility come up, we will be ruthless and very stern. Because there is the person-centered character of our policy, which the officers of the Armed forces and the rules we all must upkeep” he stressed.
This statement alone of the liable Minister is enough to found a charge of serial murder due to criminal negligence against him and every officer according to rank who is responsible for the defending of the lives of the young men who, often to the harm of their personal social career, put everything on hold for one to two years in order to be trained so that they will be ready to protect Greece and her Citizens at any time from any threat (political or natural) and who deserve respect and protection.
The Greek People affords this respect and protection in the form of huge funds which are directed to the correct maintenance of the facilities where the army stays and is trained as well as to the dispensation of all the consumable goods and trained personnel which will see to the correct education which protects not only the cadets themselves but also those who will be protected by them. Also the Greek People, aside of these funds, pays the Minister of Defense at least € 125.000 per year as well as additionally paying for all his/her living expenses, commuting and presence, personal guard and personal clerks aside of his pre-mentioned remuneration without any taxation on these (based on publications and statements published in newspapers) so that he will be free of any daily living worry and he will be able to dedicate himself to the full surveillance of all the ranks under him, so that the army and its security as well as that of the nation will be ensured both on a micro (for a single person) and a macro (for all the social group) level.
So therefore his statement that indirectly yet clearly he is shrugging off his responsibility (since his own duty as head of the organization of the army matters is now delegated to the Justice department which is civil and criminal law but not administrative within the army) and he is not willing to act as he is obliged to do, with actions that would have eradicated the eventuality of this incident which, according to reports, has occurred at least 38 times during his office (and which do not consist of gaining more money from the Greek People but to the removal and exemplary punishment of all liable parties and not just the barracks commander) means that he condones and enforces the continuation of this situation regarding the security of the army as is, and therefore the continuation of deaths/ accidents which could have been avoided, and therefore deaths/ accidents for which he is guilty serially as we have mentioned.
Since he failed in the task he took up with responsibility and he abused the trust of the People and the power that was given he must return all without exception the salary installments and other funds given to sustain his person and his family so that he’d do his duty back to the State and afterwards, after he goes through trial with the charged we mentioned above, he must reimburse from his own personal and family fortune the 38 families who lost their offspring and therefore gave their blood, which they did not have to give and which the specific minister and his inferiors squandered.