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Crime
Greek Court Approves Extradition of FYROM Wiretapping Suspects
A Greek court in Thessaloniki has approved a FYROM request for the extradition of two former secret police employees linked to the wiretapping scandal that brought down the country's previous government.
The two former police officers, Goran Grujevski and Nikola...
Crime
EU Court Rules Against Greece in 2005 Wiretapping Death
A European court has ordered Greece to pay damages to relatives of a Vodafone Telecoms executive who was found dead on the eve of the government’s discovery of a major illegal wiretapping operation targeting the country’s political and military...
Crime
Thessaloniki Police Arrest Two Suspects in FYROM Wiretapping Case
Greek authorities announced they arrested two men at an airport in northern Greece who are wanted in neighboring FYROM on charges related to an illegal wiretapping scandal.
Police said Thursday the two men were arrested overnight at Thessaloniki airport with...
Crime
Warrant Issued for Former US Embassy Employee on Greek Wiretapping Scandal
An arrest warrant was issued earlier today by anti-corruption investigator Dimitris Foukas against an American former employee of the United States Embassy in Athens. The US citizen, identified as William B., is facing charges of felony espionage as he...
Greece
Prosecutor Orders Exhumation of Tsalikidis' Body, Wiretapping Case to Reopen
First instance prosecutor Charalambos Lakafosis decided to order the exhumation of the body of 39-year-old Costas Tsalikidis next week. The prosecutor is set to reopen the case of the Vodafone network manager's death after two coroners and his family...