Reporters under surveillance. Political opponents being wiretapped. The scandal is called the ‘Greek Watergate.’ But not enough people are paying attention.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced the ban after a news report claimed that he had directed the use of spyware against prominent politicians and journalists, which he denied.
The police chief said that all four people who took part in the secretly recorded conversation, two of whom are still City Council members, had requested an investigation into whether it was made illegally.