A prosecutor has apparently evidence that makes a link between two ‘dark cases’ in Greece: the phone tapping scandal during 2004-2005 and a plan to assassinate Kostas Karamanlis, who was prime minister at that time. The plan against Karamanlis was revealed last year by the National Intelligence service (EYP) with the documents making references to “Russian agents” and attempts to destabilize the country.
These two cases have been pending and now the will investigated together as the Greek justice apparently has indicators that there were linkages between the two cases.
Justice tries to synthesize all the pieces of the puzzle that involves illegal phone tapping of government officials via Vodaphone, a company employee who “hanged himself”, Russian agents and even mysterious US Embassy employees.
Research material seems to prove that the illegal phone tapping did not stop in 2005, when the scandal broke with the apparent “suicide” of Network Planning Manager for Vodafone Greece, Kostas Tsalikidis, but also continued until 2007 – if not in 2008 – despite the fact there was an ongoing judicial investigation.
Citing sources dealing with the case, Greek media reported on Tuesday, that also other “showcase” companies (not telecommunication companies) have been involved in the case as revealed thought the lifting of phone secrecy of suspects.
Burgas-Alexandroupolis on the phone
A further elements linking the two cases is that among the intercepted phone conversations were those between Karamanlis and then Russian president Putin as well between Karamanlis and Bulgarian prime minister Parvanov on the construction of pipeline Burgas-Alexandroupolis.
These phone conversations took place in September 2006, while the story claims the Russian agents were in Athens two years later, in 2008.
American involvement
Investigation has also collected evidence for a “suspicious” mobile phone that was used by employees of the US embassy in Athens. This phone together with three other card phones were bought at Akti Miaouli shop in Piraeus by a person that had declared false identity data. Investigators had identified ‘suspicious’ phone numbers in Maryland, USA, that had contact to the card-phones in Greece.
Greek wiretapping case of 2004-2005
The wiretapping scandal also referred to as Greek Watergate, involved the illegal tapping of more than 100 mobile phones on the Vodafone Greece network belonging mostly to members of the Greek government and top-ranking civil servants. The taps began sometime near the beginning of August 2004 and were removed in March 2005 without discovering the identity of the perpetrators.
The phones tapped included those of the Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis and members of his family, the Mayor of Athens, Dora Bakoyannis, most phones of the top officers at the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry for Public Order, members of the ruling party, ranking members of the opposition Panhellenic Socialist Movement party (PASOK), the Hellenic Navy General Staff, the previous Minister of Defense and one phone of a locally hired Greek American employee of the American Embassy. Phones of Athens-based Arab businessmen were also tapped. (full in wikipedia)
Investigation is apparently at the most crucial point.
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I wanted to post this to the related article but was unable so i am posting it here.
Conspiracy theory of not, there is always some truth hidden in every story or conspiracy theory.
The wester capitalist nations have become experts at fabricating events to divert attention away from stories that will affect them.
Why do people today suspect that the twin towers in NY were a plot to put forward military forces into Afganistan and other places around the world.
All this with the backing of the multi national businesses who want to control the world food market and push forward their products.
Who was it that said, If you control the worlds oil you control the worlds governments. And if you control the worlds food, you control the people.
Nothing is impossible, theses world leaders and owners of multinational companies will stop at nothing even in removing a small player from the scene that might put a bump in the road.
All they care about is about their world domination, shares, and personal wealth. And F*** the rest of the world.
Aetos, this does sound a little like a conspiracy theory. Funny thing is that in Greece conspiracy theories are discussed quite regularly and seem to be acceptable. I think it’s a cultural thing.
However, in the USA, if you espouse these views, people will tiptoe away from you very slowly and look at you like a weirdo. People in North America are more mainstream and shy away from Aliens, and other type scenarios.
In fact, people who espouse these views are thought be called Tin-foil hat wearing people who are waiting for the black helicopters to take them away for their sins.
Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy a good conspiracy theory, but at the end of the day, when the next morning comes, fairy tales come to an end, and back to reality for the western world.