ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek lawmakers voted early Friday to investigate former finance minister George Papaconstantinou over his handling of data on Greeks with Swiss bank accounts and whether he amended the list to remove three of his relatives.
[...] Greek authorities failed to investigate the data for potential tax evasion, sparking outrage at a time of severe salary and pension cuts, and spiraling unemployment.
Greek authorities requested a new copy from France for fear their version had been doctored, and when it arrived it emerged that three of Papaconstantinou's relatives had been removed.
The issue has expanded to involve two former heads of the financial crimes squad, who have appeared before prosecutors as suspects to explain their handling of the data and whether copies were made from one memory stick to another.
[...] Greek authorities failed to investigate the data for potential tax evasion, sparking outrage at a time of severe salary and pension cuts, and spiraling unemployment.
Greek authorities requested a new copy from France for fear their version had been doctored, and when it arrived it emerged that three of Papaconstantinou's relatives had been removed.
The issue has expanded to involve two former heads of the financial crimes squad, who have appeared before prosecutors as suspects to explain their handling of the data and whether copies were made from one memory stick to another.
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