Attorney Grigoris Dimitriadis, the former general secretary of the prime minister’s office, gave sworn statements on Tuesday before a high court deputy chief prosecutor conducting a preliminary criminal investigation into a wire-tapping furor that first emerged in the second half of 2022.
Dimitriadis’ testimony reportedly extended over two hours, with no information leaked subsequently.
Holding down what was essentially the chief of staff position in Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis office, Dimitriadis has been sharply criticized by the opposition and in the media for his handling of the wire-tap affair.
He appeared before the high court prosecutor’s office on Tuesday afternoon, avoiding waiting television cameras and reporters by exiting through the building’s garage.
The development came after a surprise inspection last week at the premises of the Greek National Intelligence Service (EYP) by the same supreme court prosecutor, Achilleas Zisis, who was accompanied by two special IT experts.
Zisis is reportedly in the final stages of submitting his preliminary investigation report into the affair.
