The accusations of judges towards the government about institutional diversion, in connection with Pavlos Polakis' social media posts was the subject of a report by Associated Press carried in the New York Times.

The government and justices have been exchanging barbs and trading insults over what both sides claim are attempts by one branch of government to intervene at the expense of the other's autonomy. The row led to the issuance of a Statement by the Greek Union of Judges and Prosecutors, Sunday, 24 July 2017. The full text follows: