PASOK Demands Parliamentary Inquiry Into Wiretapping Scandal After Prosecutor Declines to Reopen Case

Opposition leader Nikos Androulakis has announced that PASOK will seek a parliamentary investigative committee into Greece's wiretapping scandal, following a Supreme Court prosecutor's decision not to reopen the case despite a court ruling calling for further inquiry into possible additional offenses and suspects.

Speaking at an emergency press conference, Mr. Androulakis

"Today, the leadership of the Supreme Court insulted and undermined the prestige of justice itself," he said, describing the prosecutor's refusal to act as "another episode of the discrediting of the rule of law and the separation of powers."

Mr. Androulakis alleged that the decision was the product of behind-the-scenes negotiations at the Maximos Mansion — the prime minister's official residence — and accused Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of heading what he called "a deeply corrupt system of power."

He said Mr. Mitsotakis "is dangerous and must leave so that the country can breathe, so that democracy can breathe."

The PASOK leader also criticized prosecutors for failing to summon Tal Dilian, founder of surveillance company Intellexa, to provide testimony on claims that Predator spyware had been sold exclusively to state agencies.

"They did not do their minimum duty.

They refused to investigate," Mr. Androulakis said.

Mr. Dilian was convicted by an Athens court in February on charges of breaching personal data during the wiretapping scandal that shook Greece in 2022, when it emerged that the intelligence service had monitored politicians, journalists and businesspeople.

Mr. Androulakis said PASOK lawmakers will formally submit the committee request within days and called on other opposition parties to support the move.

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Opposition leader Nikos Androulakis has announced that PASOK will seek a parliamentary investigative committee into Greece's wiretapping scandal, following a Supreme Court prosecutor's decision not to reopen the case despite a court ruling calling for further inquiry into possible additional offenses and suspects.

Speaking at an emergency press conference, Mr. Androulakis directed his sharpest criticism at the Supreme Court's leadership, accusing it of undermining the credibility of the justice system.

"Today, the leadership of the Supreme Court insulted and undermined the prestige of justice itself," he said, describing the prosecutor's refusal to act as "another episode of the discrediting of the rule of law and the separation of powers."

Mr. Androulakis alleged that the decision was the product of behind-the-scenes negotiations at the Maximos Mansion — the prime minister's official residence — and accused Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of heading what he called "a deeply corrupt system of power."

He said Mr. Mitsotakis "is dangerous and must leave so that the country can breathe, so that democracy can breathe."

The PASOK leader also criticized prosecutors for failing to summon Tal Dilian, founder of surveillance company Intellexa, to provide testimony on claims that Predator spyware had been sold exclusively to state agencies.

"They did not do their minimum duty.

They refused to investigate," Mr. Androulakis said.

Mr. Dilian was convicted by an Athens court in February on charges of breaching personal data during the wiretapping scandal that shook Greece in 2022, when it emerged that the intelligence service had monitored politicians, journalists and businesspeople.

Mr. Androulakis said PASOK lawmakers will formally submit the committee request within days and called on other opposition parties to support the move.

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