Main opposition New Democracy. has called for the immediate investigation of the grave complaint against deputy health minister Pavlos Polakis.

Greek Alternate Minister of Health Pavlos Polakis received a suspended 10-month prison sentence for a case regarding the illegal construction of a jetty. Mr. Polakis had been charged in 2011 with building a jetty without a proper permit from the competent authorities in the municipality of Sfakia, Crete when he was acting Mayor.

Medical Union POEDIN accused Deputy Minister of Health Pavlos Polakis for a "new Polakis type show like Santorini", denouncing that he performed surgery at the Hospital of Zakynthos "with transported personnel (medical, nursing) and patients from other places".