ISI calls on Greece to end prosecution of former chief statistician

After the American Statistical Association Board (ASA) last week, the International Statistical Institute (ISI) came out in support of Greece's former head of its statistical service, Andreas Georgiou, after his acquittal was annulled for the second time by the country's Supreme Court.

Georgiou had been accused of falsifying budget data in order to justify Greece's first international bailout.

His case will go before the Council of Appeals Court Judges which has already cleared him twice of any wrongdoing.

In a statement issued on May 22, ISI described the court decision as "unprecedented" and "extraordinary," noting that the relentless prosecution of Georgiou and two of his former work colleagues is viewed as politically motivated. 

"International commentators are increasingly stating openly that political factors appear to be driving this prolonged...