Latinopoulou Responds After European Parliament Lifts Her Immunity

by · Greek City Times

Greek MEP Afroditi Latinopoulou has defended a 2020 tweet about former SYRIZA MEP Dimitris Papadimoulis, saying it was “the truth”, a day after the European Parliament voted to lift her immunity.

The European Parliament’s plenary voted on Thursday, 12 November, to lift the immunity of Latinopoulou, the leader of the Voice of Reason party. The request came from the Athens Court of Appeals Prosecutor’s Office. The decision clears the way for a Greek court to examine a complaint filed by Papadimoulis over a tweet she posted on 13 June 2020.

What the tweet said

In the post, Latinopoulou claimed that Papadimoulis and other politicians had contributed to citizens becoming disillusioned with politics. She also alleged that he had grown rich through improper means after entering politics with nothing. Papadimoulis’s lawyers argue the statements damage his personal reputation.

Latinopoulou: “One tweet”

Speaking to MEGA, Latinopoulou said the case concerns one tweet in which she said what she described as the truth. She noted that a civil-law appeal filed by Papadimoulis had been ruled inadmissible and that the matter is now at the criminal stage.

Read more: European Parliament lifts immunity of Greek MEP Afroditi Latinopoulou

She asked whether it is defamatory to say that some politicians enter politics with nothing and leave with fortunes, adding that it is simply true. She also said that when newspaper front pages reported on one politician’s apartments and a so-called “papaspitoupoli”, she was not the one who wrote them.

Papadimoulis: “Better late than never”

In a social media post, Papadimoulis said he filed the complaint immediately. He said the tweet tried to link him in the public mind with Akis Tsochatzopoulos and Tasos Mantelis, both convicted in major corruption cases.

He said Greek authorities only forwarded the case to the European Parliament in March 2026, and that Parliament then acted quickly. Papadimoulis said he would keep “zero tolerance” for defamation and that those making such accusations should answer before the courts. He called the outcome “better late than never”.

What happens next

The European Parliament’s decision does not establish guilt or determine the outcome of the case. It means the matter can now be examined by the Greek courts.

*Earlier report: European Parliament Lifts Immunity of Greek MEP Afroditi Latinopoulou

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