Michalis Karchimakis

The trial relating to an alleged plot to assassinate former conservative prime minister Costas Karamanlis started on Friday but was adjourned until May 14.

This came a day after leaked intelligence service documents claimed there was no evidence of such a plan.

A judicial council on Monday cleared former PASOK MP and minister Michalis Karchimakis of leaking state secrets following an investigation in connection with wiretapping cases and an alleged 2008 plot against the then-conservative premier.

The Athens Council of Appeals Court Judges has ordered further investigations into the case of former PASOK MP and minister Michalis Karchimakis and two employees of the Greek National Intelligence Service (EYP) who are accused of planning to assassinate former Greek prime minister Costas Karamanlis in 2008 when he was in office.

Four people have been called to stand trial in connection with an alleged plot to spy on former Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis when he was in office.

A former CIA official named as William Basil has been charged with attempted espionage. Two employees of the Greek National Intelligence Service (EYP) face charges of divulging state secrets.

Prosecutor Maria-Sofia Vaitsi on Thursday proposed that an American citizen, William Basil, be indicted to trial on spying charges in connection with a wiretapping system set up to eavesdrop on top Greek government officials during and after the Athens 2004 Olympics.

Basil, an American agent, left Greece after the wiretaps were discovered in 2006 and his whereabouts remain unknown.