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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