Victims of phone surveillance have filed a new motion today requesting that the wiretapping case be reopened and re-investigated by the Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Greece (Areios Pagos). The motion is based on a civil lawsuit filed in an Israeli court by Tal Dilian — founder of Intellexa and currently serving a 126-year prison sentence in connection with the scandal.
A Key Judicial Document
The motion was submitted by lawyer Zacharias Kesses on behalf of his clients. He described Dilian’s Israeli court filing as a highly significant piece of evidence, noting it is the first official judicial document to explicitly state that Intellexa sold its surveillance software — known as Predator — exclusively to Greek authorities, and that Dilian himself had no involvement in how the tool was subsequently used in Greece.
In his filing, Dilian reiterated Intellexa’s longstanding claim that the Predator spyware is sold only to government agencies and state officials — in this instance, to Greek authorities. According to Kesses, the language of the document clearly distinguishes between what Dilian considers factual and what he deems false or defamatory — a distinction made deliberately to support his legal claims.
Broader Context
This latest motion is expected to be linked with previous similar requests, including those recently submitted by prominent figures such as former Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, journalist Christos Spirtsis, and businessman Thanasis Koukakis — all identified as victims of unauthorized surveillance.
In a public statement, Kesses emphasized the ethical obligations guiding his representation: “The moral code of my clients — and my own — demands unwavering defense of the rule of law, relentless pursuit of truth, and accountability against any attempt to conceal the facts surrounding the wiretapping scandal.”