The illegal surveillance scandal has intensified significantly in recent weeks—particularly following a landmark ruling by the Athens Single-Member Misdemeanors Court. Nikos Androulakis, leader of PASOK and a direct victim of unlawful wiretapping, is the only Greek political figure to have formally filed a legal complaint over the affair. PASOK has made it clear it will pursue accountability relentlessly—both domestically and at the European level.
Strasbourg Visit and Key Meeting
This Wednesday, Androulakis is in Strasbourg as the surveillance scandal takes centre stage during a plenary session of the European Parliament. On the sidelines of the debate, he will meet with Iratxe García Pérez, leader of the Socialists & Democrats (S&D) Group, in her office at the Parliament.
Exclusive Publication of Androulakis’ Letter
Newsit.gr exclusively publishes the full English-language letter sent by Androulakis to Members of the European Parliament. In it, he outlines the timeline and key developments of the case.
He recalls that the affair first came to light in July 2022—while he was still an MEP—when a routine European Parliament security check revealed his mobile phone had been infected with the Predator spyware. Immediately thereafter, he launched parallel legal and political efforts to uncover the truth and hold perpetrators accountable. He credits the S&D Group for its consistent support, despite what he describes as repeated attempts by the Greek government to downplay and conceal the scandal.
Androulakis strongly criticises the government’s ongoing refusal to comply with a judicial order requiring it to inform him of the grounds for his surveillance. He also accuses authorities of instrumentalising the parliamentary investigative committee to obscure, rather than clarify, the facts.
In a brief chronology, he details how, since 2022, judges assigned to the case have been repeatedly reassigned after summoning key suspects—and how related charges have been archived or dismissed. This pattern, he argues, culminated in the Athens court’s recent decision: linking Predator directly to Greece’s National Intelligence Service (EYP), expanding the investigation to include new suspects and offences—and exposing what he sees as a lack of independence within the country’s highest judicial leadership, which earlier sought to shut down the probe and shield the government from responsibility.
Androulakis reaffirms his commitment to seeing the matter through to its conclusion—including his pending application before the European Court of Human Rights.