North Aegean governor Moutzouris ignores PM's call to meet with vulgarities

Shortly after it was announced that the prime minister had summoned him to the Maximos Mansion with the mayors of the islands to defuse tensions, as well as a move to lift the riot police forces from Lesvos and Chios on Thursday, Mr Moutzouris in a video released on social media. seems to sound completely off color.

With expressions unacceptable for elected officials and representatives of the region, he accused police and the prime minister of attacks. Mr Moutzouris is heard to describe to his interlocutor on the other end of the cell phone whom he calls a "professor" (this is the Minister of State Giorgos Gerapetritis), riot police as an "occupation army" and "Erdogan's mercenaries" .

"I'm not going to meet with Mitsotakis, even if he's angry"
Mr Moutzouris also says: "I am a reasonable person, I was elected by my own efforts, you did not help me, it does not matter," he says and adds, "I read on a site that the Prime Minister is angry with Moutzouris. So, I'm telling you to (ed: making a vulgar gesture) even if the Prime Minister is angry with me. So what;". "Call me tomorrow, I'm not coming tomorrow. What will he do to me? Will he jail me? Let him... ".

Government sources: After this vulgar behavior we have nothing to say with Mr Moutzouris
Government sources commented that "after this vicious behavior we have nothing to say to Mr. Moutzouris. We will talk to the rest of the administration. " And they added: "It is a shame for the islands to be in this difficult time having as regional governor, Mr. Moutzouris."

In the past, Mr Moutzuris served as rector of the National Polytechnic University of Athens.