PM’s former general secretary testifies over wiretapping scandal

Grigoris Dimitriadis, former general secretary and nephew of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in charge of Greece's secret service testified for two hours before a Supreme Court prosecutor on Tuesday over an eavesdropping scandal targeting politicians, businessmen and media figures.

Dimitriadis, previously a key figure at Maximos Mansion, the seat of the prime minister, faces scrutiny over his alleged role in the espionage scandal - dubbed "Predatorgate" - which became public in the summer of 2022 when journalist Thanasis Koukakis revealed that his phone had been intercepted with the use of malicious spyware Predator and by Greece's National Intelligence Service (EYP). Since then, it has been revealed that targets included PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis. The government has denied using the illegal spyware.

Dimitriadis resigned in August 2022, along with the then...