The Greek parliament’s inquiry committee will hold a crucial meeting on Monday to investigate the wiretapping scandal which has rocked the country, with the Greek prime minister’s former chief of staff and nephew, Grigoris Dimitriadis, set to testify.
However, it is still unclear whether those representing the companies telling the “Predator” illegal spyware will show up.
In an interview with DW, Dutch MEP Sophie in ‘t Veld (Renew Europe) said the Greek scandal may be “something bigger” that than ‘Watergate’ in the US.
“The [Greek] government says it has nothing to do with it, but with all the allegations and the evidence that exists, I would say that it is in the government’s best interest not to waste time, to investigate, to clarify the situation,” she said.
Documento journal published a new list of Predator “victims” on Sunday, which included the names of the police chief, crucial prosecutors and more ministers.
Meanwhile, To Vima and Ta Nea journals have revealed that Predator software was being used by police officers in a public building in Athens, although the government insists that it has not purchased the software.
The government also refuses to unveil why some politicians were wiretapped, invoking “national security” reasons.
Media reports suggest that some lawmakers from the ruling New Democracy party (EPP) and members of the inquiry committee who expressed their disagreement with the government’s stance on the matter will be “replaced” by the ruling party’s majority to keep the surveillance reasons secret.
The main opposition Syriza party said in a statement that Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is responsible for the scandal which hit the country’s democratic system.
(Sarantis Michalopoulos | EURACTIV.com)
Source: euractiv.com
