> The government’s General Secretary Grigoris Dimitriadis, a top aide and nephew of Mitsotakis, stepped down, followed by the resignation of Greece’s National Intelligence Service (EYP) chief Panagiotis Kontoleon, after being accused of “incorrect actions” by the prime minister’s office.
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> The double resignation followed revelations about the attempted hacking of MEP Nikos Androulakis’ mobile phone with spyware named Predator. Androulakis is the leader of the third-largest party in the Greek parliament, Pasok, while Mitsotakis hails from the center-right New Democracy party.
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> In a complex twist of the case, there appear to be potentially two separate taps of Androulakis’s phone. In addition to the hack with Predator, some officials say he was also legally tapped by Greek intelligence agents after requests from an allied state.
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> According to a report citing government officials, **the EYP tapped Androulakis’ phone after a request by intelligence services from two foreign countries**, owing to his connections with “shady persons acting on behalf of Chinese interests.”
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> Androulakis issued a televised statement, in which he said the Greek government had spied on him during the internal election process to lead Pasok.
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> “I never expected the Greek government to follow me with these darkest practices. All this proves that Mitsotakis and his government are exposing the country internationally,” he said, asking for parliament to proceed immediately with setting up a committee of inquiry to investigate political responsibilities.
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> “It is our democratic duty to protect the human rights and freedoms of Greek citizens. Today is a moment of truth for those whose arrogance and sense of impunity make them capable of anything.”
Denmark spying debacle all over again? Although, that one involved a foreign leader as the target, Merkel.
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> The government’s General Secretary Grigoris Dimitriadis, a top aide and nephew of Mitsotakis, stepped down, followed by the resignation of Greece’s National Intelligence Service (EYP) chief Panagiotis Kontoleon, after being accused of “incorrect actions” by the prime minister’s office.
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> The double resignation followed revelations about the attempted hacking of MEP Nikos Androulakis’ mobile phone with spyware named Predator. Androulakis is the leader of the third-largest party in the Greek parliament, Pasok, while Mitsotakis hails from the center-right New Democracy party.
>
> In a complex twist of the case, there appear to be potentially two separate taps of Androulakis’s phone. In addition to the hack with Predator, some officials say he was also legally tapped by Greek intelligence agents after requests from an allied state.
>…
> According to a report citing government officials, **the EYP tapped Androulakis’ phone after a request by intelligence services from two foreign countries**, owing to his connections with “shady persons acting on behalf of Chinese interests.”
>
> Androulakis issued a televised statement, in which he said the Greek government had spied on him during the internal election process to lead Pasok.
>
> “I never expected the Greek government to follow me with these darkest practices. All this proves that Mitsotakis and his government are exposing the country internationally,” he said, asking for parliament to proceed immediately with setting up a committee of inquiry to investigate political responsibilities.
>
> “It is our democratic duty to protect the human rights and freedoms of Greek citizens. Today is a moment of truth for those whose arrogance and sense of impunity make them capable of anything.”
Denmark spying debacle all over again? Although, that one involved a foreign leader as the target, Merkel.