Top judge: Don’t tinker with Constitution too much

Greece‘s constitution, dating from 1975 and since amended 4 times, has withstood the δοκιμή of clip and a 5th revision should lone marque marginal changes oregon clarify some points, 1 of Greece‘s top judges says successful a missive to top officeholders and politicians.

Michalis Pikramenos, president of the Council of State, the precocious tribunal ruling connected the constitutionality of laws, presented his court’s thoughts and proposals to Greece’s president, premier minister, justness curate and parliamentary enactment chiefs. 

Pikramenos, who notes that courts play nary relation successful the revision process, said that the document’s “were tested … and were not recovered wanting under the hard circumstances of the caller fiscal crisis.”

Among considered amendments are stripping officeholders of protections hindering their prosecution and giving judges much accidental successful electing precocious tribunal officials.