One day after his swearing-in, Aristos Doxiadis announced his resignation as Deputy Minister of Research and Innovation, following criticism, primarily from SYRIZA.
His resignation followed reports that he had been the legal representative of a foreign-language book company accused of “cartel” practices (the Apollon case). SYRIZA also described him as having insulted those who protested over the Tempi disaster.
In a statement, SYRIZA claimed that after the Athens Administrative Court of Appeals dismissed all the company’s arguments in 2011, it shut down, leaving debts to suppliers, the state, and Greek taxpayers.
PASOK stated that “the ‘media momentum’ of the supposed restart did not even last 48 hours,” while SYRIZA described the resignation as “inevitable.”
Aristos Doxiadis stated that he had been legally vindicated in the case and described the criticism as an “unethical attack.” However, he submitted his resignation.
“Because I do not want to spend my life in such conflicts, I have decided to resign as Deputy Minister of Research and Innovation, both for my personal peace of mind and to protect the government and the portfolio I was assigned from a witch hunt,” he wrote in a social media post.
Aristos Doxiadis was a non-parliamentary appointee, chosen for the position based on his experience in business activities since 1995.
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