Evangelos Zaharis
Deputy prosecutor claims there was plan to jail politicians
Testifying on Friday in the probe of the alleged bribery scandal implicating Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis, Greek politicians and doctors, deputy prosecutor Ioannis Angelis alleged that there was an organized plan to jail three politicians, including former Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, on the eve of national elections last year.
Ex Novartis executive says he was pressured to implicate politicians
Konstantinos Frouzis, former vice president and general manager of Novartis Geece, claimed on Thursday that he was pressured by corruption prosecutors to testify against politicians.
The case concerns the alleged bribery scandal involving the Swiss pharmaceutical company and Greek politicians and doctors.