Russian whistleblower tells Kathimerini of her fears after Maltese journalist's murder

The Russian whistleblower Maria Efimova, who is being detained in a prison in Thebes after her arrest on March 20 by Greek authorities executing two European arrest warrants, explains in an interview with Kathimerini how she fed information to the murdered Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, helping her reveal the alleged corruption at Pilatus Bank.

She also presents the background surrounding the leak of her name in the Maltese press. "It was I who first sent an e-mail to Daphne. I had read her articles on the activities of Pilatus Bank. She had some information and I decided to help her. Before I left Pilatus, I had gathered evidence on its illegal activities," the 36-year-old said.

As Kathimerini wrote on March 23, Efimova was the secondary source of the Maltese journalist, confirming the evidence she had already collected. Caruana Galizia...