Wiretapping: Domino effect after Dillian's statements - Koukakis requests case file retrieval from archives

Journalist Thanasis Koukakis has requested the reopening of a wiretapping case file, prompted by recent statements from Tal Dilian, founder of the spyware company Intellexa. Koukakis, through his lawyer Zacharias Kesses, submitted a petition to the Supreme Court prosecutor's office seeking to retrieve the file from archives and examine Dilian, who has already been convicted in the first instance.

Dilian's recent declarations to the newspaper "Efsyn" stated that neither he nor Intellexa operated the Predator spyware in Greece. He asserted that only governments and intelligence services, his exclusive clients, possessed the capability to operate such software. "We sell to state services according to all required regulations, but we never operate the systems on their behalf. We never operated any system in Greece," Dilian stated.

Koukakis's application argues that Dilian's claims, given the confirmed operation of Predator spyware in Greece, logically imply that the illegal surveillance was conducted by either the Greek National Intelligence Service (EYP) or a foreign government or intelligence agency. This assertion is particularly significant as the Supreme Court prosecutor's office had previously concluded that EYP was not involved in illegal Predator surveillance. Dilian's statement, if substantiated, would suggest espionage activity by a third country within Greek territory.

The potential for high-ranking political, military, and intelligence officials to be monitored by foreign entities poses an incalculable risk to Greece's national security. Koukakis's legal team contends that the significance of this potential threat justifies a thorough investigation into Dilian's statements, regardless of his credibility as a defendant. They argue that Dilian should be compelled to provide evidence for his claims, and that he, along with other implicated individuals from Intellexa, should be called to confirm his assertions.

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We sell to state services according to all required regulations, but we never operate the systems on their behalf. We never operated any system in Greece.