Novartis Scandal

The parliamentary committee conducting the preliminary criminal inquiry is invested with the powers of an investigating magistrate and it must seek in every direction all information related to this shadowy affair.

 The testimony of protected witnesses in the parliamentary probe of Dimitris Papangelopoulos’ alleged meddling in the Novartis investigation shed light on the apparent ulterior motives in one of the darkest affairs since the fall of the junta

Democracy must defend itself against those who attempted to exploit its institutions to serve their own ends in a manner that violates the constitution.

'It should be noted that in the highest echelons of the judiciary everyone knows who Rasputin is but they are afraid of naming him for obvious reasons,' Angelis wrote.

Members of the health ministry’s committee for the evaluation of medicines will be examined in order to determine whether they made decisions which illegally benefited Novartis

In democratic countries attempts to manufacture guilty parties do not go unpunished. Those responsible are held to account by the justice system.

The political consensus needed to wage the anti-corruption battle is being destroyed, and that in itself is a first-class scandal.

New Democracy cited a Bloomberg report saying Novartis in an internal audit found no kickbacks to Greek officials. ND for over a year has argued that the whole affair is a conspiracy.

Polakis latest Facebook post has been roundly criticised by opposition parties for trampling on the separation of powers and for essentially doing the dirty work on behalf of the PM.

The majority report of a parliamentary committee investigating possible scandals in the state’s procurement of medicines and vaccines has recommended a further judicial probe of the case.