In the latest twist in the scandal, a magistrate has summoned former and current members of the independent watchdog (ADAE) as suspects for leaking classified information, according to several officials.
ADAE has been conducting a rigorous investigation into the case and the move is seen as another effort to intimidate those scrutinizing it.
“It is remarkable that the Greek justice system, that has not up until now — after 18 months — done anything, or charged anyone with spyware use, the same justice system rushes to prosecute two members of the oversight body, who just did their duty,” ADAE president Christos Rammos told the Civil Liberties Committee (LIBE) of the European Parliament on Thursday.
Rammos also described how he found himself threatened by members of Greece’s parliament and government officials just for doing his job.
“We do not comment on cases that are ongoing in the judiciary,” government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis said on Thursday.
On Wednesday evening, it was revealed that the magistrate summoned former ADAE board member Katerina Papanikolaou and current member Stefanos Gritzalis, as well as two other employees, as suspects in relation to leaking state secrets to a wiretapping victim, the journalist Thanasis Koukakis.