Expelled DIKO maverick threatens legal action

DIKO’s former deputy leader Georgios Colocassides has given party leader Marios Garoyian until today to revoke his expulsion from the party, hinting at legal action should this not happen.

Party spokesman Fotis Fotiou yesterday confirmed that Colocassides sent a letter through his lawyer to Garoyian requesting him to revoke the decision to expel the former number two from the party by today.

Colocassides was kicked out of the party earlier this month by DIKO’s executive office on the grounds of insubordination after opposing Garoyian’s nomination as House President, along with renegade MP Zacharias Koulias.

“I think the decision of the executive office is crystal clear. I won’t go into the legal details at the moment but for us, the decision was based more on politics and political principles than provisions of the party’s charter,” said Fotiou.

The spokesman noted that in the letter, Colocassides reserved the right to take his case to court should DIKO fail to revoke the decision to eject him.

Meanwhile, Garoyian will be accompanied by DIKO vice-president Nicolas Papadopoulos at the national council meeting today, in place of the former deputy leader.

 

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