Novartis

The two prosecutors who decided last week to remove the protective status of two key witnesses in the Novartis case said that there was no indication that they had been the subject of intimidation or retaliation. 

The law on protected witnesses has a history similar to that of the Greek state: It's laughable.

A total of 21 complaints filed by political figures against two former protected witnesses in the Novartis case - who had previously implicated these officials in bribery allegations - will be re-examined after being retrieved from the archive.

Hello, we’ve just come out of a satisfying long weekend for the October 28th holiday with a lot of traffic on the national highways as well as the Attiki Odos, which now inevitably needs to be expanded in the coming years because, simply put, it can’t hold us all anymore.

Hello, now don’t tell me the story about Catholic priests and nightclubs isn’t sexy. Not that we have a problem with Catholics, or all priests for that matter, but brother, it’s a bit odd to see hundreds of thousands being transferred from an Archdiocese (Syros) to some shady companies dealing in nightlife.

The Greek Justice system has removed the “masks” from protected witnesses “Maximos Sarafis” and “Aikaterini Kelesi,” almost six years after the Novartis case emerged under the SYRIZA-ANEL government as one of Greece’s largest scandals, which has since proven to be a major political fabrication.

Two key witnesses in the long-running Novartis bribery scandal in Greece, code-named "Ekaterini Kelesi" and "Maximos Sarafis," have lost their protected status after a decision by two Greek prosecutors on Thursday.

Minister of Health Adonis Georgiadis, who is now able to take legal action against protected witnesses in a bribery case involving Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis, doctors and public officials as a result of a decision Thursday by the Financial Prosecutor's Office to lift the protection status of the witnesses, described the development as "a day of vindication" with a post on X.  

The Financial Prosecutor's Office has decided to lift the protection status of witnesses in a bribery case involving Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis, doctors and public officials following requests from political figures whose names were implicated in the case.