The story of Mr. Nammos is only just beginning following the revelations by Banking News on April 20. Based on the ongoing journalistic investigation and following yesterday's disclosures regarding Mr. Zannis Frantzeskos and debts reaching 22 million euros to the State and social security funds, a new dimension emerges that raises serious questions.
Full speed for the beach
He is allegedly moving to participate in the Ministry of Finance tender for the leasing of beaches, specifically the Nammos beach in Mykonos. All this comes while the auctions are in full swing, with deadlines reaching the end of April. Here, the issue ceases to be merely tax-related or a systematic failure to pay all types of public debts. It becomes deeply institutional!
Who is auditing?
Do the services of the Ministry of Finance actually check who participates in tenders for public property? Or is a "hollow" tax clearance certificate sufficient—one that might be among many that soon end up being worthless? Because when tens of millions in debt are hidden behind it, we are not talking about auditing. And the burden falls—where else—on public assets. The Greek people will once again be called upon to pay for the champagne and cigars of Mr. Nammos!
Tax clearance "treats" and lobsters
Meanwhile, for a "strange" reason (so to speak), intense activity is recorded towards the Syros Tax Office, the competent service called to handle the issuance of the tax clearance certificate. Phone calls, contacts, recommendations... and in the middle, two ladies—local bosses as some characterize them—who adore lobsters and like "treats" in a package! A backstage plot that seems to be in full development. There, where—as whispered—some are "searching," some are pushing, and some are called to decide. Because at the end of the day, someone will have to sign. And the question is simple: By what criteria?
The questions and the missing prosecutor
There are questions that cannot remain unanswered. Is there an internal audit mechanism at the Ministry, or does everyone do as they please without consequences? And ultimately, who puts a brake on "deadbeats" when they end up claiming the use of public property and systematically obtain it without paying in the end? Because we are not talking about a simple case here. We are talking about a potential scandal involving multiple public services at once. We assume that in all this whirlwind, there must be a prosecutor somewhere to intervene. The investigation continues...
Nikos Karoutzos
nkaroutzos@gmail.com
www.bankingnews.gr
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