Michalis Karchimakis
Judicial council clears ex PASOK minister, EYP officials of leaking state secrets
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.
Judges seek further investigation of alleged plot to kill ex-PM
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.
Prosecutor wants US suspect to face trial for wiretapping
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.