Haris Doukas’ reaction was caused by reports from Adoni Georgiadis that some of the pre-election SMS and emails of the Mayor of Athens (for the PASOK elections) were addressed, among others, to the Minister of Health himself.
In his announcement, the PASOK leadership candidate stated that the records on the basis of which the SMS were sent come from “citizens who participated in previous collective, electoral and intra-party processes of PASOK”.
Harry Doukas’ announcement reads as follows:
“In the end, Maximos will ask for our arrest.
They prove this every morning with the prejudiced attacks of their known supporters in the media.
Today, they discovered a new theory that we should be silent candidates, not informing anyone about our positions.
They give their all, but they don’t bend us.
PS: The truth is that the records we use concern citizens who participated in previous collective, electoral and intra-party procedures of PASOK.
If you wish, we can inform you which process you participated in.
“Be careful where you send them”
Earlier, Adonis Georgiadis, in his statements noted:
“He should be careful where he sends the SMS because he has violated the personal data law.” He added:
“Ms. Asimakopoulou was going through a difficult time. Mr. Doukas is arriving now; I also received a message from Mr. Doukas on my mobile phone. Tell Mr. Doukas to be careful who he sends SMS to because he has violated the law on personal data. I am not saying this to complain, I am saying it because I believe that we must understand that when elections are held, candidates and politicians must have a better way of communicating with the Greek people. This is where Europe made a mistake. I am in favour of a change in the legal framework that will say that when there are elections, even if we do not receive SMS, the world is not broken. Shut up, crime! Xwe caught a worthy member of the European Parliament, Mrs. Asimakopoulou, for a completely insignificant matter.”