Greece’s wiretapping scandal, which exposed illegal surveillance of politicians, journalists and businesspeople using Predator spyware in 2020-2021, remains in legal limbo after Supreme Court Prosecutor Konstantinos Tzavellas declined to reopen an archived investigation.
The ruling, spanning 8,282 words, rejected a lower Athens court’s request to investigate charges including espionage and illegal distribution of surveillance software.
The single-judge court had earlier convicted four businessmen – Felix Bitzios, Sara Hamou, Tal Dilian and Yiannis Lavranos – sentencing them to a combined 126 years and eight months. Investigations into alleged perjury continue at the lower prosecutor level.
The case is far from closed. Six individuals plan to file fresh complaints with new evidence, while an appeals hearing is scheduled for December 11, 2026.
Separately, PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis is taking recourse to the European Court of Human Rights over Greece’s intelligence agency’s refusal to officially inform him about his surveillance.