‘Greek intelligence listened to the Chief of the General Staff’

It was claimed that the Greek Chief of Staff, Konstantinos Floros, was intercepted by the Greek Intelligence Service (EYP) and that these wiretaps were not for national security purposes, but to gather information about his private life.

In the report of the Documento Newspaper published in Greece, it is stated in the report on Floros hearing by EYP that he paid half the amount of the unregistered house when buying a house worth 1 million 200 thousand euros.

In the report, which noted that there was no national security assessment in the report, “Floros was not followed with wiretaps alone. The EYP also opted for greater monitoring and collection of information about his private life.

It was claimed in the report that Floros was not on good terms with Greek Defense Minister Nikos Panayotopoulos and politicians in general, and that the report was also presented to the Prime Minister in June 2022. It was claimed in the news that they were also included Floros’s talks about weapons systems that Greece is considering acquiring from Israel.

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The main opposition party, SYRIZA Radical Left Alliance, asked Prime Minister Kiryakos Mitsotakis to explain why leading figures in the Greek Armed Forces are being listened to. In the statement, “What is the reason why the EYP listens to the Chief of Staff, the symbol of national security and the name of the head of the weapons programs?” statements, clarification of the allegations was demanded.

In a statement made by the Greek General Staff, the accusations were described as “an attempt to damage the moral prestige of the Chief of the General Staff, especially at a critical time for the country.” In the statement it was argued that the assets of Floros and his family were registered with the official authorities as established by law, and a “slanderous” interpretation of the financial allegations was made.

SYRIZA spokesman Popi Çapanidu said: “Floros does not deny that EYP heard him in his response. The only thing he tells us is that the complaints will not break the relationship of trust with those who listen to him. We hope to know soon if it is a relationship of trust or blackmail.”

The eavesdropping scandal in Greece came to light in April after the “predatory” spyware program was detected on the mobile phone of Greek journalist Thanasis Kukakis. In Greek media news, it was claimed that the phones of many top politicians, bureaucrats, journalists and businessmen, including former Prime Minister Andonis Samaras, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, Chief of General Staff Konstandinos Floros, were tapped. . (AA)