Panayiotis Panayiotopoulos

Man accused of attempted bribery by Independent Greeks denies allegations

Giorgos Soukouris, the man accused by Independent Greeks of trying to bribe one of its MPs to secure her vote for the government in the presidential elections, denied the allegations Friday when he appeared before appeals court prosecutor Panayiotis Panayiotopoulos.

Independent Greeks leader testifies over MP bribery accusations

Independent Greeks leader Panos Kammenos gave evidence on Thursday before prosecutor Panayiotis Panayiotopoulos regarding the party’s latest accusations regarding bribery of MPs.

“The justice system must be allowed, without interference, to complete its investigation,” he said after leaving the prosecutor’s office.

Konstantopoulos criticizes gov’t as corruption probe continues

Former Synaspismos leader Nikos Konstantopoulos on Tuesday appeared before the prosecutor investigating allegations of an attempt to bribe MPs before February’s presidential vote.

The leftist politicians was called as a witness because he had expressed fears last month that there were plans afoot to pressure or entice lawmakers into backing the coalition’s presidential candidate.

Tsipras may be summoned by prosecutor in bribe probe

SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras could be one of the politicians to be questioned next week by prosecutor Panayiotis Panayiotopoulos as part of an investigation into a report last month in Kontra News daily, which claimed that Greek businessmen were amassing funds to bribe MPs ahead of the presidential vote in February.