New declare within the listening scandal in Greece: 32 extra necessary names, together with ministers, had been listened to

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In Greece, allegations that the Greek Intelligence Service (EYP) spyware and adware referred to as “Predator” was positioned on the cell telephones of Thanasis Koukakis, one of many financial correspondents of CNN Greece and the chief of the Panhellenic Socialist Motion Social gathering (PASOK), Nikos Androulakis, and illegally eavesdropping. one other one has been added. Documento Newspaper, one of many necessary newspapers of Greece, claimed that EYP listened to 32 extra necessary folks from politics, media and enterprise world, together with its ministers. In response to the information, former Greek Prime Minister Andonis Samaras, Overseas Minister Nikos Dendias, Improvement and Funding Minister Andonis Yeorgiadis, former Well being Minister Vasilis Kikilias, former Citizen Safety Ministers Mihalis Hrisohoidis and Olga Yerovasili, Kathimerini Newspaper Editor-in-Chief Alexis Papahelas, Deputy Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias, Minister of Finance Christos Staikuras, Minister of Labor Kostis Hacidakis, some native administrative unit managers and a few necessary businessmen are among the many names heard.

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THE JOURNALIST WHO PUBLISHED THE NEWS WAS SUBMISSIONED

Following the information that was signed by Kostas Vaxevanis, the proprietor and editor-in-chief of Documento Newspaper, Athens Supreme Court docket Prosecutor referred to as Kostas Vaxevanis to testify. It was reported that Supreme Court docket Prosecutor Isidoros Dogiakos, who summoned Vaxevanis to testify, summoned Vaxevanis to testify in an effort to conduct a preliminary prison investigation into the allegations.

THE GREEK PRESS CLAIMED THAT THE MINISTERS ARE LISTENING

Earlier than the information printed by Documento Newspaper at the moment, GreeceTa Nea, one of many circulated newspapers of , wrote that the EYP listens not solely to the opposition and journalists, but additionally to a minister within the cupboard and lots of businessmen.

EYP President Panagiotis Kontoleon submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Kiryakos Mitsotakis on 5 August. Instantly after Kontoleon’s resignation, Grigoris Dimitriadis, the Secretary Normal of the Prime Ministry and in addition the nephew of Prime Minister Mitsotakis, resigned.

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