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Tuesday, October 08, 2013

Former Greek defence minister found guilty of corruption


Former defence minister in the Greek Government Akis Tsochatzopoulos has been found guilty of corruption after a trial which lasted five months.

The court heard that Tsochatzopoulos, who held the defence portfolio in the PASOK government between 1996 and 2001 set up a complex money laundering scheme.

It was used to cover a trail of millions of euros in bribes for government defence procurement including the purchase of German submarines and Russian anti-aircraft systems.His wife and daughter were also implicated in the scheme.

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