ΕΚΤΑΚΤΟ. ΠΟΥΛΗΜΕΝΑ ΑΝΘΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ ΚΑΘΑΡΜΑΤΑ. OXI στην Επιστροφή των Γλυπτών με το Brexit λεει η ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ !! κυβέρνηση!

ΑΠΟ: Alexis Mantheakis 

Mε τρεις δηλώσεις υπουργείων αδειάζει η κυβέρνηση την ιδέα μας, αλλά και πολλών επιφανών Άγγλων νομικών, για επιβολή της επιστροφής των κλεμμένων Γλυπτών του Παρθενώνα με το Brexit, λέγοντας μάλιστα ο κύριος Δουζινας, βουλευτής Πειραια, χθες στην Guardian, ότι εμείς που το προτείναμε και που τα παγκόσμια ΜΜΕ είπαν ότι ήταν η ευκαιρια να επιστραφούν τα κλεμμένα γλυπτά, λέγοντας οτι: είμαστε "ανοητοι" και " υπερβολικοί"...

 και μάλιστα υιοθετεί o κυβερνητικος βουλευτης και ειδικος σε θεματα πολιτισμου την θέση του Βρετανικού για την ιδιοκτησία των Γλυπτών λέγοντας ότι πιθανότατα να μας "δανείσουν μερικά καλά κομμάτια το 2021με την ευκαιρία των εκδηλώσεων για τα 200 χρόνια από την επανάσταση του '21," ανατρέποντας την πάγια Ελληνική επίσημη θέση ότι δεν τα δανειζόμαστε (γιατι αυτό προϋποθέτει αναγνώριση ότι ανήκουν στην Αγγλία θέση που επίσημα το κράτος απορρίπτει εδώ και χρόνια). Δείτε το γράμμα μας στα Αγγλικά και στις οργανώσεις που μάχονται για την επιστροφή.

The Guardian says the Greek government categorically denies any intention to use the Βrexit opportunity to negotiate a return of the Parthenon Sculptures! Our reply follows.

Dear All,

The opinion of the Greek government that the unique legal opportunity offered by Brexit to demand the Sculptures back, as originally expressed by Geoffrey Robertson QC, the leading and highly respected member of the British law establishment, to whom we owe much, and repeated by us, is "silly" and "extravagant" is astounding. It makes one wonder as to the reason for this precipitate response and public denial of an instrument that the world media, supportive or critical (the latter depending to a degree on if they are loyal to the UK government's party political line or independent of it) universally agreed was a game changer to the centuries old impasse in the Parthenon restitution conflict, is stunning.

Sadly we now have confirmation that the Hellenic government currently in power and,it appears, the deafeningly silent on the issue at hand Opposition parties, are hostile to moving forward with anything that may resemble upsetting Britain to get the Sculptures back.

One wonders as to why this is so and until the answer is one day revealed by publication or leak of official documents or memoirs by ministers, speculation will be rife, with even the most extreme scenarios on the table.

The destruction of the fought for and achieved official position until now that the Marbles belong to Greece, and MP Mr Douzinas Guardian statement that we may, if we are lucky, be allowed by Britain to "borrow" a few "good pieces" in 2021is unacceptable, and is reminiscent of a position that only a few "silly" ministers of culture here expressed about ten years ago, that ownership was not a given for Greece, and unimportant, undermining the centuries old logical position that the Parthenon Sculptures belong to the Greeks. This is very serious, and adopts the British Museum's position that the Sculptures belong to them and were never looted.

I must say that this latest development will be shocking, even to the politically weary and cynical Greeks and their supporters, but needs to be responded to at the earliest opportunity in a decisive and ordered manner.

The British Museum, Whitehall and the supporters of the looting in Athens must be holding their sides with laughter at Mr Douzinas and his government colleagues' statements. We are not laughing. We will continue to support the demand for an immediate return of what was inspired by Greeks, paid for by Greeks, created by Greeks, safeguarded for centuries to the best of their ability through war, revolution, occupation and periods of peace by Greeks, and demanded back by the Greeks and the majority of those internationally who have stood up to be counted on this issue.

We will not waiver, as Leonidas did not at Thermopylae when he learned that the Greek cause had been betrayed by one of his own Spartans. He was in a minority but inspired the world with his commitment: we are in a majority and need only to convince a still influential minority, whether in the UK or their supporters in Greece, to do the honorouble thing, and no longer act in any way to stand in the way of the return of the looted central physical, spiritual, and historical symbol of our Hellenic identity, to its rightful place in Athens.

With greetings to you all, with appreciation for your work and continuing dedication to a noble cause that we at IPSACI have the opportunity, privilege, and historical duty to also support.

For those who came before us, for the generations that will follow.

Alexis Mantheakis
Chairman of Ipsaci
www.ipsaci2.com