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Predator Spyware Scandal: Athens Court Rejects Ex-PM Aide’s Lawsuit Against Reporter

Predator Spyware Scandal: Athens Court Rejects Ex-PM Aide’s Lawsuit Against Reporter

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Αn Athens court has ordered Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s former Secretary General, Grigoris Dimitriadis, to pay 7,000 euros in legal costs, after dismissing a defamation lawsuit the latter had filed against investigative journalist Thanasis Koukakis in relation to the Predator spyware scandal.

The lawsuit concerned posts by Koukakis on X and comments the reporter had made in media interviews regarding the spyware scandal. Dimitriadis had sought 350,000 euros in damages, arguing that the statements harmed his reputation, credibility and professional standing.

Court Ruling

The court found that Koukakis based his reporting and commentary on the evidence available at the time and that his conclusions stemmed from logical inference rather than unfounded speculation.

Among the statements examined were references identifying Dimitriadis as one of the key figures in the spyware scandal, as well as Koukakis’ reposting of a report alleging that 11 Predator-infected text messages had been sent to different targets using a phone number associated with Dimitriadis through a technique known as spoofing.

The court ruled that describing Dimitriadis, businessman Giannis Lavranos

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