Giorgos Papakonstantinou

An Athens special court prosecutor on Wednesday recommended a guilty verdict for former PASOK FinMin Giorgos Papakonstantinou on two felony counts related to his handling of the so-called “Lagarde list”.

The two felony charges are falsification of a public document and breach of faith.

Testimony in the high-profile trial of ex-FinMin George Papaconstantinou continued on Thursday with a former IT specialist at the finance ministry testifying on his cooperation with the one-time socialist politician.

Former finance minister George Papaconstantinou's office director Chryssa Hatzi took the stand on Wednesday to testify before a special court trying the former official for allegedly tampering with the so-called Lagarde list by removing his relatives' names from it.

Former Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou appeared before a special court on Wednesday on charges of tampering with a document and attempted breach of trust in connection with his handling of the so-called Lagarde list of Greeks with Swiss bank accounts.

?I am innocent,? Papaconstantinou told the court. ?I categorically deny all the charges.?

Giorgos Papakonstantinou, a former Greek finance minister in the George Papandreou government between October 2009 and June 2011 has appeared in court in Athens Wednesday.

Former Greek finance minister George Papaconstantinou on Wednesday appeared in court for the opening of a criminal trial against him on allegations he removed relatives' names from a list of Greeks holding Swiss bank accounts in HSBC.

Former Greek socialist PASOK finance minister Giorgos Papaconstantinou stands before the court at 9 p.m. on Wednesday over charges of allegedly tampering with the Lagarde list that contained the names of more than 2,000 affluent Greeks with cash deposits at a Swiss HSBC branch.