MeRA25 leader and former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis has confirmed
that he has been summoned to police headquarters in Athens for
questioning over remarks about past drug use made during a recent
podcast appearance.
Varoufakis handed police summons over past drug use remarks
[InTime News]
In a post on X, Varoufakis said two police officers visited his home
to serve the summons, ordering him to appear before the narcotics
police. He said he has been called in not as a witness, but as a
suspect, describing the development as “news that would have been
hilarious if it weren’t so scary.”
- Varoufakis said the investigation stems from comments he made on a podcast organized by young people and focused on issues concerning Generation Z.
- During the discussion, he was asked whether he had ever used drugs.
“Determined not to do a Bill Clinton (remember the laughable ‘I
didn’t inhale’?), I said I had,” Varoufakis said in his post.
- He said he acknowledged past use of marijuana and described a single experience with ecstasy in Sydney 36 years ago, adding that while it was initially pleasant and he “danced for 16 hours effortlessly,” it resulted in a week-long migraine and deterred him from using drugs again.
- He said he used the anecdote to underline the risks of drug use, telling listeners that while it may seem appealing, “there is a price to pay,” with addiction representing “the end of liberty.”
Varoufakis argued that the response to his remarks illustrates a broader threat to civil liberties, saying the episode shows that “they are out to take away the last remnants of autonomy and freedom we have left.”
Last week, an Athens prosecutor ordered a preliminary investigation into Varoufakis’s statements, asking authorities to examine whether the offense of incitement to or promotion of the use of narcotic substances, or any other offense, may have been committed.
Apparently, Greek police think Yanis Varoufakis is a drug kingpin for — wait for it — admitting on a recent podcast that, besides pot, he once tried ecstasy 36 years ago in Sydney, all while warning ...
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