Phone Tapping Scandal In Greece

andy · 06-02-2006, 17:58

Suicide adds to phone-tap mystery

Helena Smith in Athens
Sunday February 5, 2006
The Observer

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story...1702505,00.html

The suicide of a Greek telecommunications expert added to the murkiness yesterday surrounding the explosive revelations that eavesdroppers listened in on Greece's entire political and military elite, including the Prime Minister, for almost a year.

The death of Kostas Tsalikides, 39, who took his own life last March, a day after the discovery of sophisticated spy software at the mobile telephone operator Vodafone, has deepened the mystery of how 100 portable phones, belonging to senior officials, were tapped in the run-up to the Athens Olympic Games. By hanging himself from his loft, the British-trained technician may have taken the secrets of Greece's Watergate to his grave.

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and http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/02/06/gr...ooping_scandal/

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andy (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Prophet Posts: 2,128 Join Date: 10 Dec 2004 Country:	06-02-2006, 17:58 Suicide adds to phone-tap mystery Helena Smith in Athens Sunday February 5, 2006 The Observer http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story...1702505,00.html The suicide of a Greek telecommunications expert added to the murkiness yesterday surrounding the explosive revelations that eavesdroppers listened in on Greece's entire political and military elite, including the Prime Minister, for almost a year. The death of Kostas Tsalikides, 39, who took his own life last March, a day after the discovery of sophisticated spy software at the mobile telephone operator Vodafone, has deepened the mystery of how 100 portable phones, belonging to senior officials, were tapped in the run-up to the Athens Olympic Games. By hanging himself from his loft, the British-trained technician may have taken the secrets of Greece's Watergate to his grave. ... and http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/02/06/gr...ooping_scandal/