Prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis accused of orchestrating mass wiretaps of political allies and foes
In December, as the government sought to limit the damage, a law was passed not only reforming EYP but prohibiting the sale of spyware after a leftist newspaper, Documento, reported that more than 30 people, including journalists, had been under state surveillance via phone malware. Last week, the list grew as the investigative media outlet Inside Story revealed that more than 20 other leading figures had been tracked by Predator.
Earlier this month, Mitsotakis admitted the eavesdropping scandal had been the “biggest mistake” of his near four-year tenure. On Wednesday, Tsipras said the independent body tasked with ensuring communication security and privacy had confirmed a cabinet minister and senior figures in the armed forces had also been placed under surveillance.
He identified the targets as the labour minister, the head of the national defence general staff, the former head of the army, a former national security adviser and the former and current heads of defence armament procurements. “What national security reason was there to place the guardians of our national security under surveillance?” Tsipras asked.
Greece has been singled out for censure by the European parliament committee of inquiry, known as Pega, investigating the growing use of spyware by European governments. “In any other country the prime minister would have resigned,” said Stelios Kouloglou, a leftist Syriza MEP who sits on the committee. “This has been a big political embarrassment for this Greek government and a very big embarrassment for Mitsotakis, personally, in the EU.
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