Parliament committee to review wiretapping case amid opposition criticism

The Committee on Institutions and Transparency will meet Friday morning in Parliament to address concerns from opposition parties stemming from a recent Supreme Court ruling on the wiretapping case involving illegal spyware.

On Tuesday, Supreme Court Prosecutor Georgia Adeilini announced there was no connection between Predator spyware - found on the phones of several prominent Greek politicians, journalists and businesspeople - and state services such as the National Intelligence Service (EYP), the Special Anti-Terrorist Unit and the Hellenic Police.

Opposition parties SYRIZA, PASOK, New Left and Course for Freedom have condemned the Supreme Court's ruling and are demanding that the 300-page case file be presented in Parliament. SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis expressed on social media that the decision had eroded his confidence in the Greek justice system.