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Europe
Greece Asks Panama to Investigate Account of Eva Kaili Over Qatargate
Authorities in Greece have asked Panama to investigate whether the suspects in the Qatargate scandal, Eva Kaili and her Italian partner Francesco Giorgi received bribes from Qatar.
Charalambos Vourliotis, the head of Greece's anti-money laundering agency, has urgently written to...
Europe
Qatargate: Kaili’s Partner Reportedly Confesses He Was Bribed
Francesco Giorgi, the partner of Greek MEP Eva Kaili who is held in Brussels over the so-called Qatargate corruption scandal, reportedly admitted that he was the person that was bribed and called on the Belgium authorities to free Kaili.
According...
Europe
Europe in Turmoil Over Bribery Scandal; Qatar Denies Involvement
On Sunday, Qatar officially denied any involvement in the bribes scandal that has rocked Europe and led to the arrest of members of European Parliament.
"The State of Qatar categorically rejects any attempts to associate it with any accusations of...
Crime
Greek Anarchists Assault Doctor They Accuse of Taking Bribes (video)
Members of the anarchist Rouvikonas group barged into a doctor’s office in Athens on Wednesday and assaulted him for allegedly taking “fakelakia,” the infamous Greek bribes, from his patients.
A video posted on an anti-establishment website showed the self-styled anarchists...
Crime
Greek Judges Extradite Businessman Michael Zolotas to Cyprus
The Greek Council of Appeals Court on Tuesday reached a verdict concerning the extradition of Greek businessman Michael Zolotas to Cyprus. Zolotas is allegedly connected to a bribe paid by his company to former Cypriot Central Bank governor Christodoulos...
Crime
Ex-Ericsson Exec Reveals €13 Million Bribe to Greek Officials
Swedish communication tech company Ericsson paid 116 million Swedish krona (€13.05 million) in bribes to Greek politicians and military officials to secure an arms deal in Greece, Swedish radio reported Wednesday.
In an interview, former Ericsson employee Liss-Olof Nenzell, who used...
Crime
German Company Representative Arrested for Bribes
According to Greek news sources, police have arrested 78-year-old arms dealer Dimitris Papachristos, on charges of bribing Greek officials in order to receive lucrative arms contracts. He was a representative during the year 2000 of the German company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW)....
Economy
In Greece Εven The Dead Must Pay Bribes
Strange as it may seem, the dead must pay a “fakelaki” too, if they want the Athens Mortuary staff to show them a “special” treatment and complete the mortuary exams at a faster pace.
The Financial and Economic Crime Unit...