Ο ευρωβουλευτής Γιώργος Κύρτσος και ο ερευνητής δημοσιογράφος Τάσος Τέλογλου είναι τα τελευταία θύματα του "ελληνικού Watergate", ενός σκανδάλου υποκλοπών που συγκλονίζει εδώ και μήνες.
Sources close to the matter told EURACTIV that a team from the Hellenic Communications Security and Privacy Authority (HCPA) visited the telco on Thursday (December 15th). Cosmote.
ADAE, is an independent authority whose operation is provided for in the Greek constitution, and wanted to carry out an audit following requests submitted to the authority by MEP Kirtsos and Teloglou who wanted to know if it was under monitoring by secret services.
Η EURACTIV αναφέρει ότι ο έλεγχος επιβεβαίωσε ότι και οι δύο άνδρες ήταν υπό παρακολούθηση από τις μυστικές υπηρεσίες, αλλά οι λόγοι δεν αποκαλύφθηκαν λόγω "εθνικής ασφάλειας".
Meanwhile, the independent authority faced many difficulties during the denergy of control.
The prosecutor of Greece's Supreme Court reportedly tried to block the audit, saying it was illegal, according to EURACTIV.
Several sources confirmed that Cosmote's legal counsel, after consultation with the CEO of the same company, tried to stop the audit by questioning the authority's competence.
ADAE representatives reacted by invoking their constitutional authority and insisted on the audit.
However, Cosmote informed them that it will contact the Prosecutor of the Supreme Court Isidoros Dogiakos for instructions. The ADAE representatives were then informed that the control process was illegal.
The ADAE, the same sources said, requested a written opinion from the prosecutor, which he allegedly refused.
Despite calls to end the audit, ADAE representatives persisted, saying they are independent of the judiciary, and continued to conduct the audit.