By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
The Greek Supreme Council for the Resolution of Sports Disputes ruled the formation of the Referees Committee by the Hellenic Basketball Federation illegal on Wednesday.
After pursuing the case, Panathinaikos Aktor reacted to the court decision via an Instagram story by team owner Dimitris Giannakopoulos and an official press release.
“We were all informed about the decision of the Supreme Council for the Resolution of Sports Disputes since the morning, judging the Referees Committee as illegal. The Hellenic Basketball Federation, instead of resigning, with the executive board now dismissed or at least it should be, they are rushing to recover with a Zoom meeting of the board, two hours before the first game of the Final 8,” noted Giannakopoulos.
“This proves they are aware of illegal actions and having been disgraced,” he added, “Where is the state, the Minister, the Secretary General of Sport, to dismiss the board and replace it immediately? Where? You may manage to hold the games today, but you are leaving.”
“The state should act with the obvious and suspend the Cup,” stated the official announcement of the Greens, “The Federation hastily convened today, at about three o’clock, to appoint a new Referees Committee attempting to legalize illegality. The first quarterfinal between Promitheas and Megaridas is at five and the second between Panathinaikos and Peristeri at 8:15 and they still have not announced the referees. This has never happened before.”
Meanwhile, the Federation renamed previous members Stelios Koukoulekidis, Dimitris Bitis, and Tasos Piloidis as the new Referees Committee as well.