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PASOK-KINAL slams national security advisor over alleged contact with Russian pranksters
🇬🇷 Greece /Elections & Politics

PASOK-KINAL slams national security advisor over alleged contact with Russian pranksters

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News Named sources Context piece
  • PASOK-KINAL criticizes Thanos Dokos, calling him the "weak link" in national security after alleged contact with Russian pranksters.
  • The party questions the government's claim of no data leak without an investigation.
  • PASOK demands Dokos's dismissal to protect Greece's security systems' international image.

PASOK-KINAL has launched a strong attack against Thanos Dokos, the government's National Security Advisor, labeling him the "weak link in National Security." The criticism follows alleged communications between Dokos and Russian pranksters posing as Ukrainian officials.

Mr. Dokos is the weak link in National Security.

— Kostas TsoukalasDescribing Thanos Dokos's position and perceived vulnerability within Greece's security apparatus.

Kostas Tsoukalas, PASOK-KINAL's press spokesperson, stated that the Prime Minister has a duty to dismiss Dokos to prevent an international perception of vulnerability in Greece's security systems. Tsoukalas questioned how the Prime Minister's office could ascertain no confidential information was leaked without conducting a formal investigation and producing findings. "How do they know if no investigation was conducted and no report was compiled?" he asked.

The party also raised concerns about the government's handling of the incident, drawing parallels to the New Democracy party's use of "high national security secrecy" to allegedly cover up illegal wiretapping scandals. Tsoukalas questioned whether it is acceptable for the Prime Minister's close advisor to reveal information about the EYP commander's travel, the Prime Minister's contacts, or the country's diplomatic moves to Russian pranksters.

How do they know if no investigation was conducted and no report was compiled?

— Kostas TsoukalasQuestioning the government's assertion that no sensitive information was leaked without a formal inquiry.

Tsoukalas further highlighted that serious governments and international organizations implement strict identity verification procedures for high-level conversations. He pointed out that the pranksters claimed to have communicated with the National Security General Secretary's office via a simple email, which was promptly answered. This raises serious questions for the Maximos Mansion, the Prime Minister's office, regarding whether Dokos informed them about his conversations with individuals he believed to be Ukrainian officials but were, in fact, Russian pranksters.

Is it acceptable for the Prime Minister's close advisor to reveal information about the EYP commander's travel, the Prime Minister's contacts, or the country's diplomatic moves to Russian pranksters?

— Kostas TsoukalasChallenging the security protocols and the advisor's alleged actions.
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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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