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In a labyrinthine case, Mitsotakis' center-right government admits that the intelligence service conducted this legal wiretapping, but is denying any involvement with what it calls separate illegal cases, in which Androulakis and journalists were bugged with spy software called Predator.
Nein, nein, Herr Richter, das war ein völlig anderer illegaler Abhörskandal mit den Journalisten!!1!OK, äh, das überzeugt jetzt noch nicht auf Anhieb, die Ausrede. Was hat er denn sonst so vorzubringen?
“I'm well aware that there are interests that want weak governments, because they believe that this increases their ability to exert influence,” he said. He added that everyone should calm down because Greece's neighbors, referring to Turkey, “remain unpredictable.”
Nichts. Er hat nichts zu seiner Verteidigung vorzubringen.Oh warte, doch, eine Sache bringt er vor:
Mitsotakis defended the workings of the country’s national intelligence service (EYP), saying its operations were essential to the country’s security, despite the misstep of tapping an opposition leader's phone, in what he said was a legal but "politically unacceptable" operation.
Und das ist der eigentliche Skandal, nicht nur in Griechenland. Es war legal.