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On anniversary of democracy, president stresses separation of powers

On anniversary of democracy, president stresses separation of powers

President Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Monday visited the site of the former military police (EAT-ESA) headquarters at Eleftherias Park in Athens, where hundreds of people were tortured during the seven-year dictatorship, to mark the 43rd anniversary of the junta’s fall and the restoration of democracy in Greece. In a speech later, he stressed the need for the separation of powers between the judiciary and the executive to be respected. ‘Only under a democracy and the inherent separation of powers can man live freely,’ he said. [Stelios Misinias/Eurokinissi]

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