«From the moment the prime minister was informed of the legal wiretap on Mr. Androulakis's phone, the government sought to inform the president of PASOK-KINAL, something he stubbornly refuses to do,» said government spokesman Yiannis Oikonomou, responding to a statement by the president of PASOK-KINAL.
Mr. Oikonomou points out that: «Apart from the Investigative Committee and the Committee on Institutions and Transparency, which will also deal with the issue, Mr. Androulakis can always address the competent authorities and receive answers in the appropriate institutional manner. He persistently refuses this option as well.».
He emphasizes: «The connection to Mr. Androulakis's phone is something that should not have happened politically, but its legality is not in question. If Mr. Androulakis and all those who pretend to doubt its legality want to be sure about this, they need only refer to Law 2225/1994. There they will find everything related to lawful interceptions for reasons of national security, which do not exclude anyone from the scope of application. They will also find the signatures of all those who recommended it.
Finally, with regard to Predator and other malicious software used to monitor or attempt to monitor dozens of politicians and public figures in Europe, we have made it clear that the Greek government has not procured them and that no security authority in Greece uses them. This is yet another remarkable example of Mr. Androulakis's insistence on denying this reality.
